A 47-year-old woman who pulled a man from a burning car on the 5 freeway last year will be recognized with the highest award issued by county firefighters to civilians in a ceremony Thursday evening.

Osh Bartlett eagerly seized the sled attached to Shawn Alladio”s personal watercraft. Bartlett, of Santa Cruz, had taken a spill off the lip of an angry 30-foot-plus wave during the finals of the ...

MISSION VIEJOShawn Alladio’s pants were ripped to shreds, tattered after being too near auto tires that exploded from exposure to extreme heat. Her sweat shirt was completely scorched, thrown down as ...

The waves crashing into Maverick's reef towered twice as tall as they typically do at the annual surf contest there. Many of the world's top surfers had been driven from the sea, leaving safety ...