UC Santa Cruz coastal scientist Gary Griggs sees a scientific mystery in two lost-and-found class rings — including one ...

Seabright and Santa Cruz Harbor-area business owners are reporting steep declines in sales following the full closure of the ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

It's migration season. Find out where to go to spot humpbacks, orcas, dolphins and more on the Monterey County coast.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf, built in 1914, was 2,745 feet long before the winter storm. It was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.

As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors came to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions, the clam ...

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known. Even though a 180-foot section of the pier crashed into the ocean in December, many said ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding ...