For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and historians as the ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s annual Chili Cook-Off returns Saturday, Oct. 25, with a record number of teams — 55 — cooking meaty and/or vegetarian chili for cash, plaques and bragging rights. That ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s annual Chili Cook-Off returns Saturday, Oct. 25, with a record number of teams — 55 — cooking meaty and/or vegetarian chili for cash, plaques and bragging rights. That ...

SANTA CRUZ — For many local surfers, carving through the waves that break just offshore from where the San Lorenzo River meets the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz is a sublime, almost transcendent ...

TODAY, WE HAVE PART FOUR in a seven-part series looking at sea level rise in California. From the San Diego / Tijuana Border ...

Two natural beauties that California is renowned for? Cliffside coasts and towering redwoods. In Mendocino, located roughly 150 miles north of San Francisco, visitors can enjoy access to both. Where ...

Discover California’s best sandwich shops, from hidden gems to iconic favorites that locals and visitors alike can’t stop ...

What's happening this week around Santa Cruz County politics & policy, courtesy of Lookout correspondents, plus stories you ...

The sea lion was taken to the Castroville triage center, where it stayed overnight. Monday morning, the animal was found dead.

A surfer was rescued in Santa Cruz County Wednesday morning after being knocked unconscious in the pounding surf during a ...

WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE REASON FOR THE CRASH IS ONGOING.### SANTA CRUZ POLICE HAVE MADE IN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ATTEMPTED MURDER INVESTIGATION.

SANTA CRUZ — The Diversity Center held its annual gala Saturday at The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The event, at the venue formerly known as the Cocoanut Grove, ...