It’s time to re-imagine public transit,” writes Brett Garrett in a Guest Commentary. “Imagine finding a transit vehicle waiting for you, regardless of what time you arrive at ...

Cal Fire rescued Girl Scouts in the Los Padres mountains. One of them suffered a head injury from falling the night prior.

Ella’s at the Airport (100 Aviation Way) has suddenly and permanently closed. A message posted on social media last week ...

In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli eats her way through the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's diverse new dining options, notes a closing in Watsonville and runs down a number of area food businesses on ...

After more than eight years leading Santa Cruz County through disasters, budget battles and political shifts, CEO Carlos ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors will begin a search for a new top administrator to succeed Carlos Palacios, who is stepping down after almost 10 years.

On June 23, the first images from the much-anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory atop Chile’s Cerro Pachón will be shown to ...

Almost a decade ago, former President Barack Obama recognized a “spectacular” stretch of coastal mountains and prairie near the Santa Cruz County community of Davenport with the prestigious ...

In today's newscast, the Santa Cruz Civil Grand Jury has released its report on the county’s climate adaptation and mitigation progress. And, nine forest resilience projects will soon get underway in ...

Detectives on Tuesday were trying to solve a mystery after two bodies were found in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The discovery was made along Highway 35 ...

BEN LOMOND, Calif. — Residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains are preparing for another atmospheric river by stocking up on essentials and drawing on their past storm experiences.

The Santa Cruz Mountain range has long been a region for growing Burgundy grape varieties but fell off the radar in recent decades. Now, a new generation of winemakers is leading a revolution that ...