SANTA CRUZ — A kayaker paddles past the damaged end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on a recent calm day on the Monterey Bay. In December, a 180-foot section at its southernmost end collapsed ...

Santa Cruz’s Kaikora Nauenberg took third place in the Girls U16 final at the 2025 USA Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday.

Josh Copitch Managing Editor SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — On Thursday, the sixth Santa Cruz County Starbucks store unionized. The store, located at 41st and Soquel, won their union vote 11-2.

Santa Cruz police need the public's help in identifying two people who were seen seemingly taking a wharf plaque. Police said the images of the two alleged culprits were emailed to them through ...

We tested the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT, a small, off-road-oriented truck that is smooth and more capable than what it might seem at first glance.

The City of Santa Cruz says that two officers were injured during a confrontation in downtown Santa Cruz on Thursday night.

UC Santa Cruz King and Friedland credit UC Santa Cruz’s emphasis on social justice and its unique learning opportunities for influencing their career paths in medicine and healthcare. “I think I had ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Flora A new wildfire was reported today at 11:16 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Flora Fire has been burning on private land.

Jose Santa Cruz admirably and resiliently resisted stage-three myeloma – bone cancer, of the spine – while Leo was at his peak.