Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases – those transmitted by living ...

Reporters and photographers from the USA TODAY NETWORK-California will cover the "No Kings Day" protests throughout the state all day on June 14.

On Monday, there was a quiet hum of traffic passing on Colorado Boulevard outside the AC Hotel. A hotel employee, who ...

The No Kings demonstrations being held in more than 2,000 cities across the nation today could be among the largest in the nation’s history. The demonstrations coincided with President Trump’s 79th ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday signed a waiver of various federal laws to expedite border wall ...

SANTA CRUZ — Community members and local leaders, young and old, united in front of Santa Cruz City Hall on a foggy Saturday afternoon, paint rollers and brushes in hand, to give the Black Lives ...

Misty Spears, Ivalis Meza Gonzalez and Ric Galvan will fill three open seats on City Council, and Councilwoman Sukh Kaur will return for a second term. Spears, 45, won 57% of the vote in North ...

The Santa Cruz isn’t a hybrid but gets up to 25 mpg combined (22 city/30 highway). Adding all-wheel drive shaves the estimates for both trucks by 1 mpg. Both models offer optional turbo engines ...

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. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ...