Just living somewhere doesn’t make you local. The word carries weight – it grants authority over a place. If you’re local, ...

Spectators could marvel at skilled surfers taming larger waves, or cheer on beginners conquering gentler waves. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to ...

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.

On Wednesday, a surfer at Santa Cruz’s Steamer Lane had an uncanny encounter with a bit of marine wildlife. Not a shark, but rather, an otter. Isabella Orduna was minding her own business at the famed ...

October 10, 2025 -- Santa Monica's drinking water met or exceeded federal and state standards last year and remained safe during the devastating Palisades fire, according to a report the City Council ...

With rugged beauty and consistent waves, Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. Here’s where and when to get your board in the ocean, and how to respect the marine wildlife. Santa Cruz is an incredibly ...

ThatDudeinBlue drives a Miata with an Odyssey engine swap and finds it to be way more fun than expected. More Than 6K Arrested in FL Operation Minnie Driver Slams Old Headline About Her Appearance: ...

No matter the circumstances of abuse, be it physical, emotional, or mental, its long-lasting effects on the human psyche can manifest itself in similar and often disruptive ways. Such is the case in ...

Brothers Dennis (Alan McRae) and Bobby (Tom Jenkins) discuss revealing a long-hidden Vietnam War secret in Parallel Process at the Odyssey Theatre. (Photo credit Lua Rasga) No matter the circumstances ...

Richardson Ayala, a hard working 67-year-old food truck driver from Anaheim was trying to make a left turn last night in Santa Ana at 10:45 p.m. when a Chevrolet Trailblazer that was going in the ...

The two young girls horrifically killed in a Brooklyn subway surfing tragedy have been identified — while the younger victim’s devastated dad sobbed that his daughter was “full of life, and taken from ...