Summer is approaching in Capitola, with it comes energy and growth,” writes Joe Clarke in the Mayor’s Message column. “As we ...

We’re excited to introduce the Lookout Story Map! An interactive tool to explore the stories and updates of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz wineries face challenges from tariffs on imported wine and ...

Santa Cruz wineries fear Trump’s tariffs will harm the local industry, causing canceled international orders and higher material costs, with small wineries potentially struggling more than established ...

SANTA CRUZ — A Texas-based development firm recently submitted a pre-application to the city of Santa Cruz for an eight-story, mixed-use building at 201 Front St., currently the site of Ace ...

The Santa Cruz River used to be the source of life across southern Arizona. For thousands of years, it fed farms, supported wildlife, and gave water to Native communities. Beginning in the San ...

Students at UC Santa Cruz are protesting a university plan to relocate families to a new housing complex with a 30% rent increase.Aaron Chang, whose wife is a graduate student, expressed concern ...

Throughout May and June, Santa Cruz Pride will have events to commemorate turning 50. Santa Cruz Pride is the first smaller city in the nation to reach 50 years and the third oldest Pride event in ...

Cal Fire CZU said rescue crews in Santa Cruz County saved several people who could not get back to shore on Monday. Around 2:17 p.m., first responders in Santa Cruz County were notified about ...

SANTA CRUZ — An Irish-born Live Oak resident and valid green card holder remains in legal limbo more than a week after she was detained by federal immigration authorities after a trip abroad.

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz. In May 1976, Karen Percifield, 25, was in ...