Ever since the Gold Rush Days, the Point Conception Lighthouse has guarded the treacherous waters of the Pacific, where the Santa Barbara Channel and Pacific Ocean meet on the western edge of Santa ...

A 260-foot barge that partially sank near Point Conception earlier this month was re-floated and removed from an environmentally sensitive area before being allowed to sink, according to a statement ...

Located at Point Conception, the lens has been off limits to the general public in a remote location and surrounded by private ranchland, but it was once the lonely post of dedicated lighthouse ...

The S.B. Maritime Museum is throwing a party for the Point Conception Lighthouse lens, which more than a century ago began illuminating the treacherous coastal pointy elbow of California. Paul Wellman ...

It’s a recurring nightmare for environmentalists and government agencies: Worn down boats wash ashore in environmentally sensitive areas, with nobody to pay to clean them up. Last Thursday at Point ...

LOMPOC, Calif. — In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it’s revered as the “Western Gate” — a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise. To sea captains, its known as the ...

The replica of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s flagship, the San Salvador, arrived in Morro Bay on Thursday. The 95-foot galleon was greeted by members of the Salinan Tribe manning reed boats typical of the ...

Beware the hidden skin cancer that’s more common than you’d think ...

Located at Point Conception, the lens has been off limits to the general public in a remote location and surrounded by private ranchland, but it was once the lonely post of dedicated lighthouse ...