For those who prefer their seafood in its most natural state, the oysters on the half shell arrive glistening on a bed of ice, ready to be adorned with a squeeze of lemon, a dot of cocktail sauce, or ...

It shows an angry sea. While the large waves churn violently just off the cliffside, they pound the bluff butting up to the ...

Doheny State Beach gives families one of Orange County’s safest swimming spots. Wave riders flock to Dana Point for steady surf at Salt Creek Beach and Doheny. The yearly Festival of Whales honors the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A sea otter is harassing Santa Cruz surfers at legendary Steamer Lane, biting riders and stealing surfboards in 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 ...

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., wrote ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a cliff and plunging into the chilly ocean, ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Surfers heading to Santa Cruz, California will have to keep a look out for a furry surfboard thief. A surfer at Steamer Lane says a sea otter bit her foot and then climbed onto ...