Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark told the Sentinel his agency would no longer participate in a federal grant program that required the turning over of sensitive information about undocumented ...

Santa Cruz County has raised fines for illegal dumping in unincorporated areas, with penalties now reaching up to $10,000 for repeat offenders.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — Santa Cruz County is offering a new universal pre-K program that provides free early education to all families, with no income or immigration status requirements, as ...

A judge hasn’t been asked to step in yet, but amenable solutions between a major Santa Cruz County transportation agency and the owners and residents of a Capitola mobile home community that … ...

Ember Flash Aerospace, a small Santa Cruz County startup, is a semifinalist in the global XPRIZE Wildfire competition.

Iconic Santa Cruz surfers, from top, Peter Mel, Randy Gray and Kim Stoner head to Saturday’s paddle out atop replica surfboard created by Bob Pearson. Mel powered a 16-foot-tall replica of an ...

Santa Clara Valley Regional Medical Center says more than 460,000 people across the county rely on Medicaid, managed as MediCal in California, for healthcare access.

Throughout the week, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department will highlight the work of local officers and staff who help reduce crime and recidivism by providing justice-involved individuals ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – On July 17, 2025, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department conducted a countywide compliance operation with a specific focus on supervised clients convicted of sex ...

A Santa Rosa County Clerk of Courts employee reported to police on June 20 that three money bags were missing. One contained $2,542.31, another held $1,150 and another had $109.29.

Three people were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire erupted inside a mobile home unit in Watsonville.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Bear A new wildfire was reported today at 11:38 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.