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(Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local) In 2022, Santa Cruz County ranked second of 58 counties in California in reported cyclist deaths and injuries, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety.

Santa Cruz is located at the north end of Monterey Bay on the Central California coast, approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco. Getting here is easy since several major highways run to Santa ...

Festival Highlights Every year on January 14, the "Fiestas Típicas Nacionales de Santa Cruz" begins, celebrating the vibrant Guanacaste culture. This festival holds nationwide significance, attracting ...

The Santa Cruz County Housing Authority has unveiled the Natural Bridges Apartments, providing homes for twenty families and marking a significant step in expanding affordable housing in the area ...

Santa Cruz police said they have located a body that washed up on a Santa Cruz beach. A call came in at around 2:13 p.m. for a body that was located at Its Beach. Santa Cruz police confirmed a ...

SANTA CRUZ — A local surfer was arrested near one of the region’s most popular surf breaks after allegedly assaulting a fellow wave rider late last month using a small keychain weapon.

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 ...

Coca-Cola soda on display at a Walmart Super Center in Compton on Jan. 10, 2017. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters Last week the Northern California beach town of Santa Cruz enacted a tax on sodas, ice ...

SANTA CRUZ — Cliona Ward, a green card holder and Santa Cruz County resident who has been held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for almost two weeks, was granted release by a federal ...

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will present a drone show in the night sky on May 17, taking part in a growing trend of using computer-choreographed light shows in place of more dangerous fireworks ...