LA River

Friends of the LA River will visit several water-close spots in June and July, all to give our beloved waterway a glow-up.

The ninth summer season of the LA River Recreation Zones is underway with kayaking, fishing and other activities.

The vision behind it is to add many more miles, from LA to Long Beach. Gordon Tokumatsu reports April 25, 2022,

The LA River new bike path was unveiled showcasing its new upgrades.

Hours later, that spring storm is still packing a punch for some people tonight. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 28, 2022.

A crowd of people all felt like they had an emotional connection to the dog, including a man who leapt in the water trying to rescue him, but then he needed saving himself. Another man even bought a net trying to help save the pup. Kim Baldonado reports March 28, 2022.

Firefighters rescued a dog from the Los Angeles River in the San Fernando Valley Monday after it had been stranded for nearly two hours in the chilly water after a morning of rainfall.

The LA City Council is requesting $197 million from the state to complete the valley bike path along the LA River before the 2028 Olympics.

One car got stuck on a bridge support, then another car came floating by and slammed into that car. A third one went drifting by. Patrick Healy reports Dec. 14, 2021.

Several cars were swept away by the LA River’s raging current. Two cars were stacked on top of each other and stuck against a concrete column near Washington Boulevard. Michelle Valles reports for NBCLA on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021

Los Angeles County Fire Department water rescue teams are attempting to recover a car found in the LA River on Tuesday, amidst a December storm.

Two projects along the Los Angeles River will be funded by more than $15 million in funding from the state, officials said Wednesday.

LA River kayaking has returned and just in time for the holiday, after a long, long time away. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on May 31, 2021.

With the COVID-19 pandemic receding, two stretches of the Los Angeles River will reopen Monday for Memorial Day recreational activities such as fishing, walking and kayaking.

The annual event moved from its usual April spot to June and July in 2021, with volunteers going at their own pace at specific riverside locations.

Los Angeles River recreation areas opened for the 2020 summer season Monday, but kayaking and other in-water activities will be restricted due to coronavirus. Bird watching, walking and fishing will be permitted as they have been for the past eight consecutive summers, officials said, but all boats will be banned as the recreation zones open in the Elysian Valley and…

Lewis MacAdams, described by those who knew him as a pioneer in preserving the Los Angeles River, died Tuesday at the age of 75. “One of this city’s truest angels, my dear friend, mentor and high school teacher, Lewis MacAdams, has passed,” Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Twitter. “He touched our souls, changed my life and resurrected our river. See…

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In March 1938, the Los Angeles River crashed through bridges and destroyed homes, overrunning its banks on a deadly rampage to the sea.