A red-tailed hawk lifts off from a branch in search of food on Tuesday at Lighthouse Field State Beach. About these birds, the Cornell Lab’s All About Birds website says, “This is probably the most ...

SANTA CRUZ — One person was still missing Monday after disappearing beneath the turbulent coastal waters off West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz over the weekend. At least a dozen rescue units from local ...

SANTA CRUZ — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Saturday morning it had suspended its search after receiving reports that two surfers went missing Friday evening near Lighthouse Field State Beach along ...

West Cliff is usually voted as the best place in Santa Cruz to take a walk, enjoy a sunset, share with visitors or to make a marriage proposal. This seems to also have been the case well over a ...