Diving

Penguins' march from wings to fins saved energy

2013-05-21 06:00:00

The march of the penguins seems to mock evolution. If Emperor penguins just got up and flew 40 miles, they could get to their mates in no time flat. Why would evolution abide a tedious waddle across the ice? It turns out there’s method in the...

Diving: Ciara Monahan wins second City Section title

2013-05-15 17:54:10

Cal OSHA fines 'Lone Ranger' producer over crew member's death

2013-03-25 16:44:00

State regulators have fined a producer of the upcoming Walt Disney Studios movie “The Lone Ranger” more than $60,000, citing numerous safety violations in connection with a crew member who died at a movie ranch in Acton. A 48-year-old diver...

ABC, Louie Anderson take the plunge with 'Splash'

2013-03-19 06:00:00

ABC's new celebrity diving competition show "Splash" lines up the usual suspects for such a reality series — actors, actresses, pro athletes, a beauty queen and even a Playboy model. And then there's Louie Anderson. The 59-year-old, 400-plus-pound...

Watery wonder in Turks and Caicos

2013-03-10 00:00:00

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — Sixty feet below the surface of the aquamarine western Atlantic, my 12-year-old daughter, Maddie, glided gently along the reef, her arms crossed in Buddha-like meditation. To the left, where the sea...

Stuntwoman leaps off tall buildings — and makes it look ugly

2013-02-17 22:35:00

Before climbing the scaffold, Heidi Pascoe checked the wind — throwing a handful of dirt into the air to see how hard it was blowing. Pascoe, satisfied that conditions were safe, weighed her options. Should she do a backfall (falling backward),...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will dive with the stars in 'Splash'

2013-02-04 14:01:00

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and extreme skier Rory Bushfield are the latest two celebrities to join the cast of ABC's upcoming "Splash," the reality competition series that will feature famous people attempting to look graceful while diving into...

Scuba Santa? Sport Chalet lets shoppers take a dive with St. Nick

2012-12-10 11:50:00

First there was surfing Santa Claus and hockey-playing Santa. Now St. Nick is strapping on an oxygen tank to take photos underwater with shoppers at Sport Chalet. The sporting goods chain, based in La Canada, is offering customers a free photo op with a...

Family of missing Marina Del Rey woman asks for public's help

2012-08-18 09:22:27

Body found off Palos Verdes Peninsula where diver went missing

2012-08-18 13:52:25

Lodi sky-diving incident involving 80-year-old leads to FAA fine

2012-10-09 13:53:25

Leonard Greenstone dies at 88; businessman created training programs for inmates

2012-10-31 00:00:00

Leonard Greenstone, a Los Angeles businessman and developer who helped create innovative training and rehabilitation programs for California prison inmates during 50 years of volunteer service to the prison system, has died. He was 88. Greenstone,...

Parkland's Jacob Lenhart places 3rd in the 3A boys Diving Event in the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships held at Bucknell University on Saturday.

2013-03-16 00:00:00

Parkland's Amanda Zerphy waits to hear her name called to come up to the medal stand, after winning the AAA girls diving, during the District 11 Diving Championships at Emmaus High School on Saturday, February 23, 2013.

2013-02-22 00:00:00

"I always said at the time that this is not a concept album; this is just an album of varied songs of varied instrumentation and intensity in which three or four are the kind of keynote pieces for the album but it doesn't make it a concept album.

2013-02-15 00:00:00

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