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Families await news of nearly 3,000 missing after Nepal-China flood

  • Aug 29
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Blackbird Mountain Guides fined in deadly Castle Peak avalanche

  • Aug 21

UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim in fatal cliff crash

  • Aug 18
SANTA CRUZ FIRE DEPARTMENT

1 dead, 1 hurt in Santa Cruz after car drives off cliff: authorities

  • Aug 14

Teen drowns at New York City beach after mom says he urged lifeguards to save friend

  • Aug 12

Colombia earthquake rescue operations continue with more than 224 dead

  • Aug 12

Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 220

  • Aug 11

Zuckerberg's yacht did not hear call for maritime assist: spokesperson

  • Aug 10

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Volunteers rescue climber stranded in Sierra Nevada

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Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes

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Blackbird Mountain Guides fined in deadly Castle Peak avalanche

  • Aug 21
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UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim in fatal cliff crash

  • Aug 18
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Heroic CA teen lifeguard who saved child recognized at White House

  • Aug 18
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1 dead, 1 hurt in Santa Cruz after drives off cliff: authorities

  • Aug 13
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Colombia earthquake rescue operations continue with more than 224 dead

  • Aug 12
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Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

  • Aug 11

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CAL STATE PARKS

Teen Santa Cruz lifeguard speaks out about viral rescue of 10-year-old boy in new video

"I put my fins on my wrist, popped my buoy and entered the water to get ahold of the child." The 16-year-old lifeguard who was captured on camera pulling a young boy to the shore off the coast of Santa Cruz last weekend is speaking out for the first time.

  • Aug 2

Big Bear eagle Jackie still shows anemia in new bloodwork, continues to improve

New bloodwork continues to show Big Bear's beloved bald eagle Jackie still has anemia, but remains stable as she recovers at the Ojai Raptor Center.

  • Aug 1
SCOTT VANDER DUSSEN/@SANTACRUZNOW, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS

Lifeguard in viral Santa Cruz surf rescue gains recognition as officials highlight beach safety

The brave 16-year-old Santa Cruz lifeguard, seen in a viral video rescuing a 10-year-old boy from dangerous conditions, says he is grateful for all the accolades -- but he's also pretty stunned by it all. And with another warm and busy beach weekend approaching, the lifeguards who work with Ryder Williams are hoping all of us will heed their warnings and stay safe.

  • Jul 31
Scott Vander Dussen, Santa Cruz Now

Father of boy saved in dramatic Santa Cruz surf rescue says son 'assumed he was going to die'

The family of the 10-year-old boy rescued by a 16-year-old Santa Cruz lifeguard in a dramatic and heart-pounding viral video is describing the intensely emotional surf rescue for the first time. "Another two of three seconds, I don't think my son would have made it," said Sumit Rai, the father of the rescued 10-year-old, Nathaniel.

  • Jul 30
Kern County Sheriff's Office

Dramatic video shows woman rescued from raging rapids in deadly California river

A woman was rescued after falling into California's Kern River, one of the deadliest rivers in America, and getting swept away by the fast-moving current. The dramatic moment was caught on video.

  • Jul 30