Our region is perfectly situated in the middle of much to see and do. With spring break approaching, families will want to get out for a day or two. Whether it be the foothills, the Bay Area, the ...

Nearby in Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk offers roller coasters (the iconic Giant Dipper), games and fair food just steps from the Pacific Ocean. Head across town and into the forest ...

The century-old Belmont Park is kicking off its centennial celebration with lifetime passes, $1 Dipper Days — and ... like at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and also at the San Diego Fair.

One of her favorite pastimes was visiting the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, where she had worked as a teenager. She loved playing Skee-Ball and riding the Giant Dipper with her children and ...

An endangered giant tortoise has become the oldest first-time mom of her species after having her first babies at around 100 years old. Philadelphia Zoo recently hatched eggs laid by an elderly ...

1977 photo of the roller coaster in Belmont Park, then called ‘Earthquake’ now the ‘Giant Dipper’. (City of San Diego photographer) The Giant Dipper was the largest on the West Coast at ...

1977 photo of the roller coaster in Belmont Park, then called ‘Earthquake’ now the ‘Giant Dipper’. (City of San Diego photographer) Featuring rolled steel tracks totaling about 2,800 feet ...

You can also stop in to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum along your stroll, which is stationed inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. Recent travelers and locals said West Cliff Drive is a must-do.

SAN DIEGO — Social media teams around San Diego had fun this April Fools' Day, Tuesday, by pulling pranks on their Instagram pages. CBS 8's Steve Price shows us some of the most popular posts ...