SANTA CRUZ — The light-colored smoke was behaving as planned, snaking its way from burning mounds straight up through the trees. Passing motorists and cyclists traveling Empire Grade north of ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 33 people after a boat caught fire north of Santa Cruz Island in Southern California early Monday, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

Fire crews prepare for looming Bay Area Fire Weather Watch 04:17. A property owner in the unincorporated Santa Cruz County community of Felton was arrested for allegedly causing a vegetation fire ...

(KRON) — The Cal Fire San Mateo – Santa Cruz Unit has contained a 1.3-acre blaze on Highway 17 near Glenwood and Summit roads. Cal Fire confirmed at 9:02 p.m. Saturday that forward progress on ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience launched a new website to let the community know when a prescribed burn will be taking place nearby.