SANTA CRUZ — A blaze caused by an unauthorized cooking fire within Natural Bridges State Beach on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon was quickly contained by the Santa Cruz Fire Department in ...

The Santa Cruz Fire Department extinguished a vegetation fire Thursday afternoon on West Cliff Drive in a eucalyptus grove next to the visitor center at Natural Bridges State Beach.

The Santa Cruz Fire Department said the initial blaze was reported around 2:35 p.m., with crews arriving to find a fast-moving, large fire driven by wind and slope through grass and eucalyptus trees.

PIX Now morning edition 6/20/25 11:40. A vegetation fire sparked by cooking at Natural Bridges State Park on Thursday afternoon led to evacuations and briefly threatened the park's visitors center ...

The City of Santa Cruz reports that a vegetation fire forced evacuations at Natural Bridges State Park on Thursday. A 100'x50' fire ignited near a picnic table area, subsequently starting a 30'x30 ...

A State Parks officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop at Natural Bridges State Beach at about 8:45 p.m. when the driver of the white, 1996 GMC Yukon fled. West Cliff Drive, east of De La Costa ...

SANTA CRUZ — With the help of gene sequencing advances, investigators have identified a man found dead of apparent foul play 41 years ago in Natural Bridges State Park.

A hiker found the Sacramento man at Natural Bridges State Beach above the Moore Creek outlet around 4:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 1982, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.

SANTA CRUZ — A blaze caused by an unauthorized cooking fire within Natural Bridges State Beach on a warm and windy Thursday afternoon was quickly contained by the Santa Cruz Fire Department in ...