Oceanographer Anya Stajner was enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color ...

What was once the Great Highway has officially been designated a park, and it has a shiny new name, Sunset Dunes. The controversial park was commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday.

Rehabilitated sea turtles from Dare County were released back into the ocean at Sunset Beach, an island in Brunswick County while the season's first sea turtle nest was found at the Outer Banks.