Take a drive from Santa Cruz to San Francisco and see all the best beaches and state parks along the famous Highway 1.

Pelicans, gulls and other birds are flocking to the harbor and other local spots along the coast as another anchovy run ...

Water temperatures off the California coastline have been cold this year. Carlos Gauna used a drone to follow these great ...

First responders received reports of a group of people who were unable to safely return to shore due to the turbulent waves.

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time ...

More than two months after a powerful windstorm battered the California coast, the end of the Malibu Pier remains closed to ...

On April 29, 2008, my first Ocean Backyard column appeared in the Sunday Sentinel. This one is No. 442, and I need to admit ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - One of the most popular community events Santa Maria has to offer is getting its annual start. Some vendors began setting up at 8:30 Friday morning. Downtown Fridays is ...

SeaWorld San Diego’s Rescue Team has been receiving an influx of calls about marine animals in distress. They have rescued over 20 animals with domoic acid poisoning.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) The Santa Cruz Harbor is seeing another wave of anchovies in its waters Friday, sparking fears of another potential die off, less than six months after the last one. Video ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf will temporarily close beginning at 8 p.m. tonight, March 26, 2025. City of Santa Cruz officials say it’s for conducting urgent repairs to a water main beneath the Wharf ...

Between 1928 and 1971, 1 million immigrants passed through the doors of Pier 21 and became full-fledged members of the Canadian community. This large ocean liner terminal – sometimes referred to ...