A mother and child were knocked into the ocean by a sneaker wave at Baker Beach in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.

The wave “came out of nowhere and grabbed them," Fire Capt. Jonathan Baxter told the 'San Francisco Chronicle' ...

The entire Northern California coastline is under beach hazard warnings. The National Weather Service warns that, for the next few days, the danger will be higher than normal. San Francisco’s Baker ...

The waves can be deadly. People are urged to stay out of the water.

Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on this year’s Independence Day has the Bay Area buzzing with festivities, parades ...

As the nation turns 250 years old, USA TODAY decided to create a time capsule, not of items but of dreams Americans hold for ...

Southern Californians are being urged to stay out of the ocean as rip currents and waves are forecasted to continue posing a threat to beachgoers for several days. It comes as at least three people ...

Fourth of July this year will be a special one, as Americans across the country celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.

The FIFA World Cup is back in the Bay Area this summer. Fans from around the world will be flocking to San Francisco and neighboring Santa Clara, California in the coming days to see if the U.S. men's ...

A mother and her child are in the hospital in critical conditon after they were swept into the ocean at San Francisco's Baker Beach on Thursday. A beach-hazard statement remains in effect.

Even before San Francisco became San Francisco — or really anything more than endless sand dunes — people arrived seeking ...

An annual report decides part of the fate for California's biggest lake.