Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea. Dramatic footage and images showed a restroom building ...

Many locals and visitors alike have found memories and associations with the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and no times at the amusement park is more magical than when day transitions to dusk and a co… ...

Tony Elliot, the head of the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department, estimated that about 150 feet of the end of the wharf fell into the water. It was immediately evacuated and will remain ...

TOPSHOT - People look at the collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California ...

A security guard watches the entrance to the closed Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) The section of pier that collapsed into the waves Monday was ...

A cyclist pedals through the intersection of Cedar and Lincoln Streets in downtown Santa Cruz as a vibrant sunset colors the sky over downtown Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz pier partially collapses amid heavy waves, 2 people rescued by: Alex Baker. Posted: Dec 24, 2024 / 10:06 AM EST. Updated: Dec 24, 2024 / 10:06 AM EST. by: Alex Baker.

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 36 miles north of Salinas. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.