Residents near the Santa Cruz wharf, about 70 miles south of San Francisco, were warned to avoid low-lying beach areas as the storm intensified. Authorities also evacuated guests from ocean-facing ...

Wilder Ranch State Park covers approximately 7,000 acres, with 34 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails winding ...

The Santa Cruz Port District logged $26.3 million in damages while the city of Santa Cruz suffered $18.1 million.

Santa Cruz County deputies got a call from a bystander Feb. 25, saying they saw a man trying to swim back to shore at Wilder Ranch State Park, according to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office. The ...

Conservationists are determined to protect the magnificent rays of the Pacific—whether that’s tracking them with acoustic ...

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...

Work is set to wrap up in the summer on 17 miles of hiking trails in Santa Cruz County’s Cotoni-Coast Dairies National ...