Former Santa Cruz mayor and longtime city leader Mike Rotkin died at his home on Wednesday. He was 79.

CAL FIRE reports that a portion of a road in the Santa Cruz Mountains is closed after a semi-truck jackknifed on Thursday.

SANTA CRUZ — A 78-year-old Santa Cruz man was killed in a weekend crash along Highway 17 that involved at least three vehicles and sent several people to the hospital.

According to a statement from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect is an 18-year-old man from the Watsonville area and was found by detectives in the city of Sacramento with the ...

An unknown number of fake parking tickets were left on cars parked near the beach in Santa Cruz on June 15, the Santa Cruz Police Department announced in a warning to the public.

A 78-year-old Santa Cruz man was killed Saturday night in a three-car crash on Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley, the California Highway Patrol said. Related Articles Soquel man, 78, killed in e ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Andreas A new wildfire was reported today at 6:20 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Andreas Fire has been burning on private land.

As students head home for the summer, many expressed good feelings that their unwanted possessions could be donated to the nonprofit rather than thrown in the trash.

SANTA CRUZ — When room ran out in his car, Bob “Doc” Scott bought a 15-seat bus and told all the young Santa Cruz surfing “groms” he could find to pile in. But they weren’t headed to ...

Atascadero, California, barber Madelyn Rain broke her back after falling off a cliff in Santa Cruz. A GoFundMe is raising funds to support her recovery.