Groups like the US Air Force’s Thunderbirds will no longer be performing at the event after Congress was unable to pass a budget this week.

Over the first weekend of October, civilian and military aeronauts and expert pilots flew over Huntington Beach as part of the Pacific Airshow. This year, U.S. military aircraft were notably absent from the festivities as a consequence of the federal shutdown.

A mini city on the beach is being built on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier in anticipation of summer’s biggest action-sports beach festival, the Lexus US Open of Surfing, an event that has been a staple in the seaside town for decades.

After a group of state appeals court judges ordered the city to face penalties in its lawsuits against state housing mandates, city leaders are set to find out what those penalties will be tomorrow.

The three-day show, which does not have U.S. military planes this year, lifted off Friday and continues through Sunday.

An aerobatic flight is staged in the city of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, the United States, on Oct. 3, 2025. The Pacific Airshow, one of the largest of its kind in the United States, kicked off Friday in Southern California, featuring a lineup of world-class performances. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

Huntington Beach is one of many communities grappling with the aftermath of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. In Surf City, white supremacists interrupted tributes.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A 46-year-old transient man was arrested in connection to the theft of expensive bicycles at the Huntington Beach Pier in 2014. Last November, surveillance cameras captured images of a man seen stealing bikes from under ...