It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive. Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying bags filled with retail goodies. A line spills out of the ice cream shop.

Our CZU fires in August 2020 were also weather/climate-related as dry lightning strikes set off fires driven by strong wind in the Santa Cruz Mountains. That many residents who lost homes in that ...

The verdict: With much of its updated interior and exterior shared with the similarly refreshed 2025 Tucson SUV, the new Santa Cruz is a compelling ... 12.3-inch displays form a curved digital ...

Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Cruz has unsuccessfully tried to disassemble the agency in the ...

Joshua Cruz may not be listed as the team captain on the roster, but when he's on the field, there are no doubts about who is the general of Santaluces soccer's offense. Cruz has been on the pitch ...

NAMM 2025: Fast-rising boutique guitar firm Iconic Guitars has welcomed former Fender Custom Shop luthier John Cruz to its team as it champions the start of a “groundbreaking partnership”.

Fast-moving Santa Ana winds – some as powerful as a hurricane – have been roaring across Southern California and feeding the wildfires firefighters are battling in the Los Angeles area.