It starts with you. It starts here. UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world—in ways big and small. Whether you’re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, find ...

"Maybe I'm just embarrassed about my own body — I can't even take my hoodie off during sex because ... head coach for the Santa Cruz Warriors. "I love Steve, I like Nick," Jost said.

WATSONVILLE — Community members from around Santa Cruz County flocked to the Watsonville Buddhist Temple on a gusty Saturday afternoon for the 2025 Santa Cruz County History Fair. The fair was ...

RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for ...

Santa Cruz is located at the north end of Monterey Bay on the Central California coast, approximately 75 miles south of San Francisco. Getting here is easy since several major highways run to Santa ...

At Thursday's Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and a range of other topics. Qatar pushes back on reports of $400M ...

Festival Highlights Every year on January 14, the "Fiestas Típicas Nacionales de Santa Cruz" begins, celebrating the vibrant Guanacaste culture. This festival holds nationwide significance, attracting ...

The Santa Cruz County Housing Authority has unveiled the Natural Bridges Apartments, providing homes for twenty families and marking a significant step in expanding affordable housing in the area ...

Santa Cruz police said they have located a body that washed up on a Santa Cruz beach. A call came in at around 2:13 p.m. for a body that was located at Its Beach. Santa Cruz police confirmed a ...

SANTA CRUZ — A local surfer was arrested near one of the region’s most popular surf breaks after allegedly assaulting a fellow wave rider late last month using a small keychain weapon.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to phase out petroleum-based dyes in food by the end of 2026. Photo: Andrew Harnik ...