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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering license-free fishing days for state residents and visitors this Saturday, then again on Saturday…

Eight men are now in jail for buying or selling venomous snakes to undercover operatives

Biggest tropical swell in years graces West Coast

Santa Cruz enjoys (yet another) pumping south swell

Christine R. Jordan, 71

West Coast Spring Fling: Part One Fun south swell + fine weather = happy surfers. (More on the way.) Marcus Sanders Link copied to clipboard Surfers tend to be more tuned into subtle seasonal shifts than most folks. This is not an academic or theoretical or ethereal pursuit — it’s straight-up, real-world selfish. Because even though the weather on land may rarely change much in a place like Southern California throughout the year, the Pacific Ocean has very distinct aquatic divides. And th...

Gallery: Solid North Pacific Swell Hits Rest of California It wasnt all Mavericks last week -- heres some highlights Austin Smith-Ford. Photo: Brant Schenk Marcus Sanders Link copied to clipboard First off, apologies. Normally, when California sees its first real winter swell, we’re a little more on it with reporting the various good-epic spots from up and down the state in a timely manner. Last week, though, it was all Maverick’s, all the time, from every angle possible, and we were forced...