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Otter hijacks surfboard in standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

  • Oct 3

UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim in fatal cliff crash

  • Aug 18
SANTA CRUZ FIRE DEPARTMENT

1 dead, 1 hurt in Santa Cruz after car drives off cliff: authorities

  • Aug 14
SCOTT VANDER DUSSEN/@SANTACRUZNOW, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS

'Baywatch' cast celebrates CA teen lifeguard who rescued boy

  • Aug 10

'Kept getting pulled': Boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue

  • Aug 5

2 teens arrested after shots fired near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

  • Aug 5

Santa Cruz lifeguard describes dramatic rescue of young boy: video

  • Aug 2

Officials highlight beach safety amid Santa Cruz surf rescue

  • Jul 31

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Otter hijacks surfboard in standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

  • Oct 3
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Otter hijacks surfboard in standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

  • Oct 2
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UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim in fatal cliff crash

  • Aug 18
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Heroic CA teen lifeguard who saved child recognized at White House

  • Aug 18
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Heroic Santa Cruz teen lifeguard who saved child recognized by Trump at White House

  • Aug 17
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1 dead, 1 hurt in Santa Cruz after drives off cliff: authorities

  • Aug 13
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'Kept getting pulled': Boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue

  • Aug 5
2:40

2 teens arrested after shots fired near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

  • Aug 5

Latest Videos

0:26

Otter hijacks surfboard in standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

  • Oct 3
0:26

Otter hijacks surfboard in standoff with young Santa Cruz surfers

  • Oct 2
0:25

UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim in fatal cliff crash

  • Aug 18
2:57

Heroic CA teen lifeguard who saved child recognized at White House

  • Aug 18
0:43

Heroic Santa Cruz teen lifeguard who saved child recognized by Trump at White House

  • Aug 17
0:21

1 dead, 1 hurt in Santa Cruz after drives off cliff: authorities

  • Aug 13
1:53

'Kept getting pulled': Boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue

  • Aug 5
2:40

2 teens arrested after shots fired near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

  • Aug 5

Latest Stories

Scott Vander Dussen, Santa Cruz Now

Father of boy saved in dramatic Santa Cruz surf rescue says son 'assumed he was going to die'

The family of the 10-year-old boy rescued by a 16-year-old Santa Cruz lifeguard in a dramatic and heart-pounding viral video is describing the intensely emotional surf rescue for the first time. "Another two of three seconds, I don't think my son would have made it," said Sumit Rai, the father of the rescued 10-year-old, Nathaniel.

  • Jul 30

Trump invites teen lifeguard to White House after rescuing boy from massive Santa Cruz waves

A 16-year-old lifeguard who rescued a boy from massive waves Saturday at a Santa Cruz beach has been invited to the White House by President Donald Trump. In a social media post, the president mentioned he would give the teen a "High Civilian Honor."

  • Jul 29

Drivers angry DMV 'lookalikes' charge extra fees to register cars, and DMV gets a cut

"Consumers are paying, in some cases, hundreds of dollars more beyond what they would pay just by going straight to the DMV website," said one consumer advocate.

  • Jul 29

Heart-pounding video shows intense waves as lifeguards rescue boy in Santa Cruz County

A boy was rescued by lifeguards Saturday at a Santa Cruz beach, and intense video shows them battling powerful waves while working to bring him to safety.

  • Jul 27

Capitola Mall stabbing suspect expressed desire to 'kill as many people as possible,' documents show

At the time of his arrest, prosecutors said the suspect told investigators, "He indicated that he had had homicidal fantasies for awhile and that he had previously disclosed these fantasies but he 'kept getting let out' of custody."

  • Jul 23