Lars Guntvedt, a resident of the Aldercroft Heights neighborhood, discusses wildfire risk in the area during an interview on June 5, 2025, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of Los Gatos ...

The Ranch Fire, a 2,751-acre wildfire burning in Santa Cruz County, was 60% contained as of June 8, according to InciWeb, a federal website that tracks wildfires. Sparked by a lightning strike to ...

Find your home in the interactive map below. (Map by Jesse Kathan, data from Cal Fire) Santa Cruz County supervisors meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 20 at 701 Ocean St ... The previous Local ...

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A proposed 151-foot cell tower in Bonny Doon has sparked debate over wireless coverage, scenic views and legal authority, as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors weighs conflicting data and ...

When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots dating back more t… ...

Tucked beyond those eastward hills, behind Swanton Berry Farm just north of the Davenport community, De Young’s team and the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have been manually carving out a ...

Some residents along the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz County defied the evacuation orders that have since been lifted for the area on Thursday.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday due to heavy rains and likely flooding from the arriving storm.

As part of the project, in spring 2024, students from UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College surveyed 1,947 Santa Cruz County workers, students, and residents between the ages of 18 and 34 who were not ...

The 2009 Station fire became the largest in L.A. County history, charring 250 square miles, destroying more than 200 structures and killing two county firefighters.