Among those surveyed, about 40% were experiencing homelessness for the first time, which is roughly a 10% increase from 2024, ...

People in these programs are receiving behavioral health care, substance use treatment through Sun Street Centers, help ...

First discovered: 11:28 a.m. Aug. 5 A new wildfire was reported today at 11:28 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Ranch ...

First discovered: 1:25 p.m. Aug. 6 Initial location: Santa Cruz County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 1:25 p.m.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to delist the Redman-Hirahara House from the county's historic registry due ...

CASA of Santa Cruz County is partnering with truancy court judges to address chronic absenteeism among K-12 students.

Gordian’s Annual Awards Program Honors Leaders Building Better Communities Through Innovative Construction ...

Under the threat of a potential tsunami hitting the Monterey Bay following a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast ...

SANTA CRUZ — With powerful wind gusts reaching speeds up to 80 mph in the mountains Tuesday, and soil saturated from weeks of seemingly perpetual rainfall, trees fell all over Santa Cruz County ...

Local investigators believe they have found the body of an at-risk Watsonville teen that had been missing since last week.

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 ...

Santa Cruz-native and Olympian Nikki Hiltz won their sixth consecutive U.S. title in the 1,500 meters over the weekend.