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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz police apprehended a man Wednesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Seabright neighborhood late Tuesday night. “The Santa Cruz Police Department ...

A man was arrested Wednesday for breaking into a Santa Cruz woman’s home and attempting to sexually assault her while she slept, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.

The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden structure built in 1914 that juts half a mile into Monterey Bay — the longest public pier on California’s coast — is damaged.

More than 10,000 community members from around Santa Cruz County and beyond filed into San Lorenzo Park on a sunny Saturday morning, and gathered around the duck pond stage for the "No Kings Day ...

Rob Oatey of the Santa Cruz Fire Department said two people were pulled from the water, and a third person was able to swim to safety. There were no major injuries. Oatey said the initial call ...

With the final certification of votes by the Santa Cruz County Clerk Tuesday afternoon, the ballot initiative in the city of Santa Cruz called Measure Z, or the Sugar-sweetened Beverage Tax, has of… ...

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley said there was an “enormous amount of debris in the water” as a result of the collapse. The incident occurred about 12:45 p.m., officials said.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Facebook page said just after 1:30 p.m. Monday "Out of an abundance of caution due to large waves and high tide, the Boardwalk, Casino Arcade, and Neptune's Kingdom ...