As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer. The sea lions ...

SANTA CRUZ — Community members, local leaders and hundreds of Bay View Elementary students packed into La Barranca Park on Bay Street in Santa Cruz Wednesday morning for the official opening ...

WATSONVILLE — Community members from around Santa Cruz County flocked to the Watsonville Buddhist Temple on a gusty Saturday afternoon for the 2025 Santa Cruz County History Fair. The fair was ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Fire Department rescued an unconscious disabled man from a fire at the Aqua Breeze Inn on Sunday afternoon. The fire crew, which received the call at 1:48 p.m ...

A new so-called “soda tax” that was approved by voters in the city of Santa Cruz went into effect on Thursday, the first tax of its kind to be passed in California since a ban was signed by ...

The University of California, Santa Cruz's men's and women's ultimate Frisbee teams are heading to nationals, showcasing the school's Division I talent in the sport."We play ultimate Frisbee ...

Santa Cruz city leaders assert that the city does not need to comply with Gov. Newsom's homeless encampment ordinance because its approach to tackling street homelessness is effective. One local ...

A longtime Santa Cruz County resident has finally returned home after being detained by U.S Customs and Border Protection at San Francisco International Airport and then sent to an Immigration ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A victim disappeared in the ocean after jumping from a cliff near a surf spot, known as Steamer Lane, on the westside of Santa Cruz. The victim, who was a University ...

These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere else on Earth. The western Santa Cruz giant tortoise is a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, and they are critically endangered.