The high surf also destroyed a portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf on Monday. "Life-threatening swimming and surfing conditions and significant shoreline erosion can be expected," the weather service ...

Three people were rescued from the wharf. The powerful surf also fatally trapped a man under debris on a beach in Santa Cruz, the authorities said. By Michael Levenson and Alexandra E. Petri The ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed Monday after high surf slammed the coast, sending three city workers into the ocean. The pier was closed to the public at the time of the ...