Immigrant communities on California's Central Coast are experiencing heightened fear due to ICE raids, affecting daily life ...

Santa Cruz County authorities have identified the body that washed up on Its Beach last week and confirmed it is the same individual that went missing after cliff jumping in the area a few days prior.

The Santa Cruz Police Department confirmed on its social media page that it received a call around 2:13 p.m. about a body that was discovered at the popular West Cliff Drive destination.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the city's downtown expansion plans Tuesday night, as local officials look to liven up the area.

Occupants safe after bus carrying schoolchildren catches fire on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains 01:01. A group of schoolchildren and several adults are safe after their bus caught fire in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings’ tenure on the powerful California Coastal Commission will be short-lived after California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas selected a ...

Officials in Arizona and Texas are expected to see more of their border walls constructed following recent actions, including ...

Video showing a missing bicyclist as she rode in the Santa Cruz area has been released while the search continues for her in the southern Sierra Nevada. Tiffany Slaton, reported missing April 2025 ...

A group of researchers at UC Santa Cruz and the U.S. Geological Survey has evaluated one such flood mitigation solution, which can reinforce levees while creating environmentally beneficial coastal ...