Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Lake A new wildfire was reported today at 10:18 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Lake Fire has been burning on private land.

What perennial flowers will attract hummingbirds? Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow back in the spring.

CAL FIRE reports that a portion of a road in the Santa Cruz Mountains is closed after a semi-truck jackknifed on Thursday.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.

Several days later, the wave of mourners continued to grow as community members reflected on the life of one of the county's most recognized faces and a political figure of historic proportions.

According to a statement from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect is an 18-year-old man from the Watsonville area and was found by detectives in the city of Sacramento with the ...

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Will it be fully rebuilt? Should it? The Santa Cruz Wharf, pictured on May 28, was significantly damaged by high surf in December 2024, leading to a partial collapse. A portion remains closed.

Mr. Musk’s Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for better service.

Enjoy fresh blooms both in the garden and indoors in a vase, by building your own cutting garden. These seven flower species are ideal for growing, cutting, and home display.