A body found Saturday off California's Central Coast is that of a local triathlete who went missing amid a weekly swim in ...

State officials and environmental groups urge Californians to submit comments by Jan. 23, citing $51 billion ocean economy at stake.

A drone got a bird’s-eye of view of a pair of gray whales off the coast of California, footage posted on January 6 shows. The ...

Joel Kawahara’s fishing boat was found off the coast of Northern California without the captain on board A search by the Coast Guard found no clues as to what happened to Kawahara The fisherman’s ...

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

It doesn’t get more “California” than Ventura Beach, where longboard surfing began decades before "Surfin' U.S.A." took it ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Housing advocates thought that this was going to be the year ...

California does not often experience dangerous tsunamis, but there is one type of ocean surge some experts are increasingly concerned about. Near-shore tsunamis — those triggered by earthquakes just ...

California's largest annual volunteer event returns Saturday, Sept. 20, with more than 45,000 participants expected to remove trash from beaches and waterways at over 700 sites statewide during the ...

The California Geological Survey recently released new maps showing that potential tsunamis increase the threat of flooding in Alameda, Monterey, and San Mateo counties, along with other coastal areas ...

Every September, thousands of Californians gather on a single Saturday along beaches, shorelines and inland waterways with one simple task: pick up trash before it becomes part of the fragile coastal ...