By Margaret Quigley An open letter to the communities of the Northern and Central California Coast: For 13 years, I’ve lived along the Northern and Central California coast as a San Francisco and ...

Each summer, UC Santa Cruz students spend three weeks on the road in Photo Field Research Quarter, traveling across ...

Yahir Leon of Coyote Bait in Morgan Hill reported a consistent perch surf bite from Santa Cruz to Watsonville if the water ...

A pelican trapped in fishing line was rescued after a woman spotted it off Santa Cruz's Cowell Beach and two Santa Cruz High ...

For those who appreciate a bit more spice, the chili lime prawn tacos combine diced jumbo prawns with a vibrant chili lime cilantro sauce, topped with pickled cabbage and mozzarella cheese – a ...

A scoop of pelicans roosts on the rocks late Sunday afternoon at Natural Bridges State Beach as a surfer rides a wave. Pounding surf poured in on Sunday and ceded the water to small, yet surfable, ...

A nice warming trend is expected through Thanksgiving with temperatures rising into the upper 60s along the coast and lower ...

Stagnaro Bros. Seafood in Santa Cruz isn’t just another restaurant on the wharf – it’s practically a California institution where the clam chowder has achieved legendary status across the country. You ...

The harrowing incident off Soberanes Point comes a week after a father and his 7-year-old daughter were killed in rough ...

One of two surfers rescued at The Hook in Capitola in early November has died, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s ...

Santa Cruz’s John Mel advanced to the Round of the 32 at the World Surf League’s Corona Cero Surf Open Cerritos in Los ...

After two surfers were pulled from the water at the Hook in Santa Cruz, one victim died in the hospital two days later.