The 45th annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off began Saturday morning as over 50 amateur teams set up their booths along the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The teams competed for best amateur ...

Van Dyke’s body was discovered with signs of asphyxiation and multiple stab wounds, according to a preliminary examination by ...

A visitor to Bonny Doon Beach heads to the water on Tuesday from the parking lot on Highway 1. The coastline along Highway 1 between Santa Cruz and Davenport is carpeted in yellow with Oxalis ...

Scientists have confirmed seven elephant seal pups have tested positive for avian flu at California’s Año Nuevo State Park.

The Santa Cruz Police Department announced Friday the addition of its first therapy dog to the K-9 unit, welcoming a Labrador ...

Avian flu has been found in seven elephant seal pups at a Northern California beach popular with visitors for spotting the ...

Two rafters were rescued Monday from a remote bank along the San Lorenzo River in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, ...

Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz surfing legend who later settled in Costa Rica, was killed Saturday during a home invasion in Limón province, authorities said.

Kurt Van Dyke, a longtime Costa Rica hotel owner who left California in the 1980s, was reportedly slain in his apartment on ...