Around the Bay Area, where the term “move fast and break things” originated, it’s easy to lose sight of the unique historical moments that have shaped our landscapes. Here are ...

Toxic algae killed hundreds of marine mammals near L.A. in the last year. Scientists suspected January wildfire runoff may be to blame, but new research says no.

Harassing, harming, killing or feeding sea lions is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, as is collecting marine mammal protected species parts.

Federal authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who was filmed decapitating a sea lion on a beach in Monterey County earlier this summer ...

Police are searching for a 47-year-old woman who was reported missing Wednesday after hiking a popular trail in Sonoma County. Sunshine Borjas reportedly left her Santa Rosa home at about 1:30 p.m. on ...

The decapitator was spotted placing the harvested head in a plastic bag and leaving the scene in a late-model white Cadillac Escalade, according to officials.

Beachgoers in the San Francisco Bay Area encountered a rare hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore on a beach on Sept. 7. Hoodwinker sunfish, or Mola tecta, can weigh as much as 4,400 pounds and can grow up ...