Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Bear A new wildfire was reported today at 11:38 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.

California dominates rental unaffordability with Santa Cruz topping the list, where minimum wage workers need 4.9 full-time jobs to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

For an easy loop, try the Cavern Point trail on Santa Cruz Island, a 2-mile hike that offers a great ... This heavily wooded area turns into a bright rainbow of stunning foliage in the fall. Given ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Shadowmere A new wildfire was reported today at 5:57 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Shadowmere Fire has been burning on private land.

Josh Copitch Managing Editor SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — On Thursday, the sixth Santa Cruz County Starbucks store unionized. The store, located at 41st and Soquel, won their union vote 11-2.

On July 20, singer Taylor Rae will be performing the kickoff show of this year’s series. She hails from the Santa Cruz Mountains, and her second release, “The Void,” came out this year.

This dry stretch of the Santa Cruz River off of Quail Crossing Boulevard in Sahuarita could become a steady stream some day as a result of proposed wasterwater releases by Pima County.

The Santa Cruz Police Department arrested a suspect who faces accusations of entering a home in the Seabright neighborhood earlier this week and committing sexual battery against a woman who was ...

Officers responded to reports of a man in an altered state allegedly committing battery on an unknown person that was witnessed by people in the Santa Cruz area.

We tested the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT, a small, off-road-oriented truck that is smooth and more capable than what it might seem at first glance.

Santa Cruz Island isn’t easy to get to but the hearty travelers who make it are rewarded with a distinctive landscape off the California coast.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.