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

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, ...

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 ...

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.

The surfer, identified as 19-year-old Nathaniel John Ramirez, was pronounced dead Nov. 7, two days after he was rescued from ...

A surfer, knocked unconscious at The Hook surf spot on Santa Cruz’s East Side by the heavy wave action and strong tide earlier this month, has died according to local authorities.

A new paper shows ChatGPT-5 emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments ...

The National Weather Service issued a beach hazard statement for the Bay Area's coast that will take effect at 4 p.m.

Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment gets the Wallace Baine treatment, with news, notes and recommendations for things to do all over this weekend and beyond.