Gibson Walters thought he heard some kind of animal outside his Pleasure Point house," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson.

Pacific Collegiate School won the 2025 Santa Cruz County Mock Trial following a riveting finals event at the Santa Cruz ...

Local and federal officials cheered in November when part of the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona was tagged to be part ...

The city of Santa Cruz will hold an online community meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 18 via Zoom to discuss a seven-story ...

People gathered in Santa Cruz - and around the nation – on Tuesday to protest the second term of Donald Trump's presidency.

That’s why I drove the 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited for a week, which has a starting cost of $42,650. That’s still too ...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has released the cause of death for a man found unresponsive at New Beighton State ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:44 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. Trout 2 Fire has been burning on private land. Currently ...

Headlights shine through the growing darkness as a vibrant sunset colors the sky over Coolidge Drive at UC Santa Cruz. As the ...

Silver Spur opened its doors in Watsonville earlier in the week. The diner serves breakfast, lunch and homemade desserts.

A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 40 years, the Melvins bring their reunited two-drummer line-up to the Catalyst in Santa Cruz Tuesday night.

Hazardous surf and “life-threatening conditions for beachgoers” prompted water rescues and beach closures Saturday near ...