SANTA CRUZ — Hundreds of people with disabilities from across California journeyed to Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz Saturday alongside friends and family to participate in adaptive ocean sports for the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Woodies on the Wharf celebrated its 30th year on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Saturday, showing off nearly 150 cars across several decades of the 20th century to excited onlookers ...

Surfer and writer Heather Hiett describes the joy of taking new friends to Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz for their first surfing experience.

Ventura is one of the great West Coast beach towns.

With 840 miles of coastline, California has more than its share of great beaches, from sandy swaths in San Diego to the craggy shores near the Oregon border. Narrowing down the list wasn't easy, but ...

A massive heat wave in the Pacific Ocean coupled with a strong El Nino could spell trouble for extreme weather in the U.S. and also elevate sea level rise.

From a Polynesian island ringed by blue lagoons to the heart of Chile's wine country, these are BBC journalists' top ...

And once again, the town of Capitola faced the brunt of a catastrophic storm. And this time, the rupturing high tide ended up claiming the town's historic wharf by splitting it into two, along with ...

Weekly Central CA fishing report for 6/23 ...

Summer turns beloved California beach towns into crowd magnets, with parking hunts, packed sand, and lines testing the escape ...

While the Wharf to Wharf Race can be physically challenging for many, the coastal fun run has a unique set of difficulties ...