Located on a surf beach in Santa Cruz, this new hotel in a historic building blends a laid-back surfer vibe with high-end luxury and unbeatable views.

Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. There are the sizzling city beaches, where students and Silicon Valley types come to soak ...

Santa Cruz County’s coast is already feeling the bite of storms and erosion, and we can’t afford to ignore what’s coming, writes David Carlson, a resource planner at the county Community Development & ...

Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on track to become a major hurricane, while forecasters monitored a nearby tropical ...

A study spearheaded by Save the Waves Coalition and Black Surf Santa Cruz details surfing's big local economic impact and ...

You can go surfing and ride a “rickety, heart-in-your-throat” roller coaster at this coastal spot, Fodor’s Travel said.

Surfing was introduced to the continental United States in 1885, when three Hawaiian princes rode the waves off the coast of the California beach town on redwood boards, according to the Santa Cruz ...

"People come here, they spend their money at restaurants, coffee shops... And one of the biggest draws to people visiting here and staying here, even though with sales and rent going up a lot, is ...

"People come here, they spend their money at restaurants, coffee shops... And one of the biggest draws to people visiting ...

It’s a cold offshore morning at one of Santa Cruz’s most frequented pointbreaks, a roping right with steep walls and clean ...

A tech executive’s convicted killer is asking a judge to throw out his murder conviction based on a letter that he claims ...

Struck by the beauty and lore of lighthouses, journalist Hailey Branson-Potts shares her favorites from across the state — ...