The Surf City Splash returns Wednesday for the hundreds eager to take a dip into the Pacific Ocean at high noon. This year ...

A pod of 60 to 80 killer whales rarely seen by researchers, was spotted Thursday by Whale Watchers out in Monterey Bay. They're called "offshore" orcas, and scientists say they haven't been seen off ...

On this day, December 27, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 returned to Earth. Blazing into the atmosphere at over 38 kilometers per hour, the capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 4.7 kilometers ...

For some reason, drivers of four-wheel-drive vehicles like this Jeep Wrangler tend to think they can drive into ocean surf ...

The "warm blob" marine heat wave has resulted in the death of 4 million common murres in Alaska, with the population not ...

Most notably, in terms of destruction on the west coast, a large chunk of the iconic Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed from the inundation of swell, and was sent spinning through the high seas like a rubber ...

In Miya’s Wake” shares the story of an 80-year old man’s journey sailing across the Pacific Ocean, and Chris interviewed the ...

In 1947, a Norwegian explorer crossed the Pacific on a wooden boat to challenge theories about ancient migration.

KATU has declared a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert for high winds on the Oregon and southwest Washington Coast.

A giant anaconda, a vampire hedgehog, a dwarf squirrel, and a tiger cat were among the new species named by science in 2024.

Two people were rescued after a section of the Santa Cruz pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean ...