The sport generates nearly $200 million a year for the area economy, according to a report that urges planners to protect ...

Walking along Santa Cruz’s East or West Cliff Drive, beyond the ocean spray and steep cliff walls, you'll most likely find dozens of wetsuit-clad surfers straddling their boards waiting for the next ...

Rough seas and tough news out of Santa Cruz, Calif., yesterday. As a large, unruly swell slammed the coast, the National Weather Service issued a beach hazard statement for northern Monterey Bay, ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel, which flipped ...

SANTA CRUZ — Members of the local surf community and lovers of Santa Cruz history gathered at the mouth of San Lorenzo River on Main Beach to paddle out together on a foggy Saturday morning in honor ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SANTA CRUZ — An unconscious surfer was pulled from the water Wednesday morning near The Hook surf break on Santa Cruz’s Eastside as a storm blanketed Santa ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel, which flipped ...

AND A CEREMONIAL PADDLE OUT. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER... JOYCE KIM... HAS THE DETAILS. # "1885 THREE PRINCES CAME HERE TO SANTA CRUZ, AND IT'S THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ...

Ninety-nine times out of 100, a trip down Santa Cruz’s West Cliff Drive is a peaceful, almost tranquil experience. Every day, hundreds of drivers, joggers and walkers traverse the waterfront road that ...