The University of California and the union representing around 40,000 of its employees reached a tentative labor agreement early Thursday morning, averting a planned open-ended strike involving ...

There is a one-way traffic closure on Highway 9 at Cascade Avenue in Brookdale because of ongoing work. The closure is expected to end on Aug. 31. We checked with local police and there were no new ...

Thursday news for the Westside and downtown Santa Cruz.

California set the country's most ambitious plastic recycling deadline. Now, both environmental advocates and plastic producers could head to court.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, devastated six years ago by the CZU Lightning Complex fires, has been voted the best park in California for hiking, according to the California State Parks Foundation.

North Highway 1 at State Park Drive has alternating lane closures because of bridge work. The closures are expected to end 4:59 a.m. on Friday. Alternating lanes are closed on south Highway 1 at Bay ...

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced new steps in the Trump administration's initiative to root out fraud in ...

A fifth consecutive year of growth for area tourism and the impact of the war in Iran on Santa Cruz County agriculture lead ...

The Iran War has exposed California’s growing reliance on imports of both crude oil and gasoline. The state needs to import ...

District 4 Santa Cruz City Council candidate Hector Marin is due for sentencing on Wednesday for driving with a suspended license following a 2024 arrest for driving under the influence in Santa Clara ...

With the June 2 primary election just weeks away, nearly a third of California voters are undecided in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

A man was arrested for having a felony warrant, resisting police, having illegal drugs, giving a false ID to officers, and missing several court dates for different charges. The incident happened near ...