A Santa Cruz, California beach is warning sun seekers of an aggressive sea otter after incident where an otter hijacked a ...

Visitors to a California beach are warning of an aggressive otter with a habit of stealing surfboards in Santa Cruz waters -- ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Letters to the Editor for Oct. 21, 2025.

The Mystery Spot isn’t just another tourist trap – it’s a mind-bending California landmark that will leave you questioning reality itself. The adventure begins as you wind your way through the ...

The National Weather Service says a northwesterly swell will bring hazardous conditions to Santa Cruz County beaches through ...

The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

In 2022 and 2023, surfers in Santa Cruz, California reported, and it was confirmed on video, that sea otters were swiping their surfboards by jumping on ...

The more prolonged the exposure of sea otters and their offspring are to human activities, the higher the likelihood that ...

These movements into Alameda County, and even Contra Costa County, are the first to be documented in over 100 years.” ...

Lasting repairs to preserve Capitola’s Grand Avenue Pathway could get expensive, according to the engineering report that the ...

This excellent stretch of California coastline is home to some of the best surfing in the country and a campground that puts ...