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Native people from up and down the West Coast gathered in San Francisco Monday to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day. They also commemorated an important event in the history of Native Americans. It was the occupation of Alcatraz Island that began 50 years ago this month — an action meant to draw attention to the plight of Native Americans across North America.

The 19 year old was on a wooden fishing hut off the coast of Indonesia when it broke loose from its mooring and drifted to waters around Guam. About 10 ships passed him without stopping.

"What stood out for me was we found a system that pits working professionals, students, families, and the mentally ill all in one housing pool, all…

Travel website Atlas Obscura and All Things Considered team up for a West Coast summer road trip from California to Washington. The journey starts in the desert outside Los Angeles.

Great white sharks have a “hidden life” that is becoming a lot less hidden thanks to a scientific expedition that has been years in the making. Scientists used to think the apex predators moved up and down the western coast of North America, snacking in waters with lots of food close to shore. Almost 20 … Continue reading Great White Sharks Have A Secret ‘Cafe,’ And They Led Scientists Right To It →

The nonprofit first discouraged travel on the 2,600-mile hiking trail last March as cases of the coronavirus were increasing all along the West Coast.

Noah talks with Susan Mulcahy, producer of a two-CD collection of Ruth Draper's performances. Draper was a character actress who would appear alone onstage, playing scenes in different voices. We hear excerpts from On the Porch in a Maine Coast Village, and The Private Secretary. Susan Mulcahy describes Draper as an inventive writer, a master of voices, and as a private person whose work has long been admired by other actors, including Uta Hagen. (9:30) The CD is Ruth Draper and Her Company of Characters: Selected Monologues on BMG, catalog number DRC22685, available from Web site http://www.drapermonologues.com

The Skagit Valley, a lush area near the coast between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, dominates the North American tulip industry. One family-owned company has led the way in producing a variety of bulbs -- and hundreds of acres of blooming tulips -- in the area. As half a million sightseers begin to pour into the area, NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

After sailing the Antarctic Sea and traversing the deepest Tibetan gorge, Peter Heller became a "kook," or beginner surfer. It was while surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif. that he caught a glimpse of his next great adventure: a trip down the West Coast, in search of the perfect wave. In Kook he tells the story of that journey, and what he learned along the way.

Eazy, whose real name Eric Wright, was a native of the California city and propelled West Coast rap into the spotlight as a member of NWA. A block of Auto Drive will be named after him.