This is the second half of travel writer Tarmo Hannula's story of his recent trip to Half Moon Bay earlier in May.

A human skull discovered on a California beach in 1993 has been identified as belonging to a beloved schoolteacher who vanished without a trace in 1987. The decades-old case breakthrough came ...

Part of a human skull discovered on a Northern California beach more than 32 years ago was just identified as a woman who went missing five years earlier, authorities said. In 1993, a man found ...

The California Surf Club was built to create a community. The 21,000 square-foot venue, 239 N. Harbor Drive, on the Redondo Beach waterfront, which features a public restaurant and a membership ...

A 72-year-old visitor died after being found unresponsive in the water off Hanalei Beach Park Thursday, Kauai authorities said. The woman was identified as California resident Ricki Fehr ...

Pismo Beach has once again captured the spotlight, earning a nomination for "Best Beach in California" in the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. You can vote daily through May 19 on ...

A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences. The whale marks the fourth gray whale ...

Searching for some beach-side bliss? California is home to two of the best coastal small towns in the United States, including the No. 1 spot in the nation, according to USA Today. USA Today said ...

You can contact Billal at [email protected]. A California beach town southeast of Los Angeles in Orange County is stepping up efforts to monitor its coastline amid a rise in migrant-smuggling ...

As other California cities double down on sanctuary ... we've had a large increase in the number of pangas that have come up on our beach," he said. "It happens, and nobody seems to notice.