Contributed photo by Lauren Fein A surfing Santa Claus leads the Santa Cruz Junior Lifeguards up Pacific Avenue Saturday ...

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The longtime partner of a Utah woman who went missing in Santa Cruz County is speaking for the first time since reporting her missing earlier this month. Danielle Staley, 35, was last seen November 6 ...

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The castle itself is on a 1,600-foot hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and a spread with over 130 zebras running wild.

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