SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. Santa Cruz officials said they were notified about the body on West Cliff Drive near ...

The Santa Cruz Police Department confirmed on its social media page that it received a call around 2:13 p.m. about a body that was discovered at the popular West Cliff Drive destination.

The Santa Cruz Police Department said someone called around 2:15 p.m. Friday after finding a body on Its Beach, a sandy stretch beneath the cliffs at Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz.

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SANTA CRUZ — A body washed up at Its Beach in Santa Cruz Friday, almost a week after a swimmer disappeared beneath the waves after cliff jumping in the area.

Hazardous surf and “life-threatening conditions for beachgoers” prompted water rescues and beach closures Saturday near Capitola and Santa Cruz. By 1 p.m., Capitola police sent out email and ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A wild sea otter that became famous over the summer for hopping on surfers’ longboards is now a proud new mother. Local photographer Mark Woodward captured ...