As people were preparing to begin their days at the break of dawn Thursday, more than 130 volunteers fanned throughout Santa Cruz County on a 40-degree overcast morning with a simple goal: count ...

The city of Santa Cruz is excited to bring forward an updated vision for the future of our downtown,” writes Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker in a Guest Commentary. “We are ...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said a shelter-in-place was lifted after a man for being under the influence at a ...

A new project is underway to give Ms. Blue another life, this time enabling her to teach the community about the power of ...

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Steven Daniel Miller was sentenced in federal court in Sacramento to four years in prison for one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

The opening of the Scotts Valley High School Wellness Center was officially recognized Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the school’s campus. The center, the first of its kind in Santa Cruz ...

Cabrillo College trustees approved troubled property management company Greystar to build and operate its student housing ...

Spain attracted a record 94 million tourists last year, making the Southern European nation among the most visited countries ...

Ray Bandar's "Bone Palace" spanned thousands of skulls he stashed in the basement of his Miraloma Park home. The collection ...