Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A backlit wave at Steamer Lane highlights a surfer riding a glassy face as the Monterey Bay stretches out to the south. Late afternoon winter light combined ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A victim disappeared in the ocean after jumping from a cliff near a surf spot, known as Steamer Lane, on the westside of Santa Cruz. Witnesses reported that two swimmers ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While Santa Cruz County’s world-renowned surf breaks present myriad opportunities for novice to expert waveriders, stellar conditions often times create jams ...

Steamer Lane is one of California’s most iconic — and consistent — surf spots. But if you surfed it through the past winter, you’ll have noticed some disturbing changes. This past El Niño winter saw ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),” Bentall said ...

A 29-year-old woman went swimming without a wetsuit Thursday afternoon in stormy ocean surf off It's Beach in Santa Cruz near Steamer Lane.She was swimming by herself without fins, a surfboard, or a ...

SANTA CRUZ — When a colleague passed the photo along to sea otter expert Gena Bentall, she thought it was fake. “The first thing I said was ‘That is 100% AI (artificial intelligence),’” Bentall said ...

Some Santa Cruz surfers are speaking out for the first time since helping rescue a family of six near Steamer Lane after their boat was hit by a large wave and capsized. The surfers were recognized by ...