Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking ...

Time to hit the beach. Explore the country's best coastal hikes, from short walks to adventurous through-hikes.

Santa Cruz, California, is a coastal city located in Northern California. Known for its beautiful beaches, laid-back ...

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea.

The community still in shock as the iconic coastline in Santa Cruz is filled with dangerous debris, just 24 hours since a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf crashed into the ocean.

(KRON) — A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf has collapsed and is floating away Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Three construction workers went into the water when the pier s… ...

Three people were thrown into the ocean after a pier collapsed in a major storm in California that left at least one person dead. The US National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, ...

Three people were thrown into the ocean after a pier collapsed in a major storm in California that left at least one person dead.

A portion of the Santa Cruz pier collapsed and floated out to sea as high surf pounded the California coast on Monday afternoon. The pier collapse was first reported just after 1 p.m. "A portion ...

People who fell into the water after part of the Santa Cruz wharf collapsed Monday were rescued by emergency responders.

Part of Santa Cruz pier collapses as coastal city gets pounded by high surf The remnants of a restaurant float at the head of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz on Monday.