A small laboratory in Moss Landing that’s aiming to repopulate the ocean’s decimated sunflower sea star population, just got ...

Throughout 2025, we were offered a number of powerful reminders of what it means to live beside the dynamic Monterey Bay.

After a years-long effort to create a tax-fueled funding mechanism for supportive and affordable housing, Santa Cruz Mayor ...

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Though no California piers are entirely immune to fisherman-bird conflict, Santa Cruz County is a hotspot for fishing ...

As the new year approaches, we take a look at the stories and imagesthat captured the most attention over the past year.

Any visit to Carmel should include the 17-Mile Drive and Pebble Beach, where golf courses, the towering Lone Cypress tree, ...

When Ted Judah goes scuba diving off the coast in Monterey Bay, he normally swims at the surface to the area above the dive ...

A body recovered Dec. 27 after a swimmer vanished off Lovers Point has left Monterey Bay’s tight-knit swim community grieving ...

King Tides and a Pacific storm could bring flooding to California’s coast. Here’s what to know, safety tips, and how to join ...

A body that washed up on the north side of the Monterey Bay was confirmed to be Erica Fox, a strong ocean swimmer who went ...