Nelson Cruz passed away on Saturday, July 19 after a battle with Lewy body dementia. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 63 years and his family. Nelson was born in Rio de Janeiro and grew up i… ...

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Santa Cruz Weather Forecasts. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Santa Cruz area.

With the Murray Street Bridge project underway, Santa Cruz Harbor staff have devised creative ways to store vessels around the harbor and make the best use of limited space.

The future of an approved, five-story apartment complex next to Marianne’s Ice Cream on Ocean Street is uncertain. (BDE Architecture) SANTA CRUZ >> The developer of a planned 389-unit apartment ...

Three people were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire erupted inside a mobile home unit in Watsonville.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento, Calif. – California is home to the world’s fastest microchip, zero-emission supercars, and now, the search is on ...

Santa Cruz County is offering a new universal pre-K program that provides free early education to all families, with no income or immigration status requirements, as part of a statewide push to ...

Santa Cruz Subaru located at 4100 Auto Plaza Drive in Capitola CA is your premier retailer of new and used Subaru vehicles. Our dedicated sales staff and top-trained technicians are here to make ...

The Santa Cruz River, dried up and polluted, came back to life recently, sustained by highly treated wastewater from two water reclamation facilities.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Bear A new wildfire was reported today at 11:38 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.

Sendek was originally hired in 2016 and is set to enter his 10th season at the helm for Santa Clara. He has a 161-120 record for the Broncos and has the fourth most wins in program history.