Instead of beginning at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, the 6-mile contest, now in its 53rd year, will fire the starting pistol along Portola Drive between 26th and 38th avenues. Participants will … ...

Santa Cruz is famous for its surf breaks. But for the last three years, winter storms and massive waves have eroded the road and cliffs. The reverence for waves runs so deep that it’s helping shape ...

When rogue waves breaking out in the middle of the ocean come to mind, for surfers at least, one spot comes to mind – Cortes Bank, the mythical big wave gauntlet breaking some 100 miles off the ...

Santa Cruz police need the public's help in identifying two people who were seen seemingly taking a wharf plaque. Police said the images of the two alleged culprits were emailed to them through ...

Santa Cruz’s first Race the Wave run, on Saturday, Sept. 13, aims to help the community envision and plan what to do in the event of a tsunami.