Some friends of civil rights activist Thairie Ritchie say his decision to light himself on fire on Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff says he has pulled his deputies out of a program where they worked with Border Patrol.

The wildfires in California were so severe, firefighters from all over the country poured in. Now some of the firefighters from Rio Rico are back and talking about their experiences.

How are local governments in Santa Cruz County preparing for an estimated sea-level rise of up to 7 feet by 2100?

Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw speaks her truth Thursday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena as the keynote speaker at the ...

A $10.3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, will fund ...

Around 1 to 3 inches of ran is expected across the region by Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Lily Belli heads to Aptos Village for a splurge, recommends some local food & drink events for the coming week and passes ...

Calif., urges Republican colleagues to block a Trump appointee, Santa Cruz County conducts its Point-in-Time count and Vistra ...

When the Santa Cruz Australia crew were asked where they wanted to go to film in their great land of OZ, all signs ended up pointing to Hobart, "with the consensus that it had the highest probability ...

A pillar collapsed during demolition work of a private school in Santacruz West on Friday night injuring four people. The ...

This column was submitted in December and should have run earlier in January. As we enter the new year, I’m reflecting on our ...