New precinct maps offer a fresh perspective on November’s election. From rent control support in Santa Cruz and Watsonville ...

Work to armor West Cliff from previous years’ damage continued Friday morning near David Way as ocean waves battered the ...

A flock of gulls lifts off from the San Lorenzo River near the Riverside Avenue Bridge by downtown Santa Cruz. The San ...

Whether you want to walk through towering groves of giant redwoods, follow coastal trails high on the bluffs with stunning ocean views, or take a trip out to see some of the local wildlife, there are ...

The Santa Cruz County Branch of the NAACP will commemorate the life and legacy of iconic civil rights activist the Rev. Dr.

An oval of sand and small rock slowly pours onto the polished cement floor. Mounted low on the four walls, speakers blurt out ...

The tradition of tracking Santa Claus began accidentally in 1955, when a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad directed calls to CONAD. Colonel Shoup improvised, giving children Santa updates.

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed Monday after high surf slammed the coast, sending three city workers into the ocean. The pier was closed to the public at the time of the ...

A portion of a pier in northern California's Santa Cruz collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, sending three city workers into the sea after high surf slammed the coast. The Wharf ...

One person is dead and two others were missing after large waves hammered the California coastline Monday ... washed up from a large wave, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said in a ...