Santa Cruz County residents have been on edge since January’s battery fire in Moss Landing prompted uncertainty about the safety of battery energy storage systems. On Jan. 16, a battery energy storage ...

The National Weather Service office in San Francisco issued a Tornado Warning Thursday afternoon for central Santa Cruz County, citing radar-indicated rotation within a severe thunderstorm. The ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz blurs the line between SUV and pickup, leaning into its identity as a compact crossover with a truck bed—a combination that delivers “business up front, party in the back” ...

A body was recovered in the ocean off Santa Cruz on Wednesday.Santa Cruz Fire told KSBW 8 that they recovered a body during a water-rescue call east of Natural Bridges.Santa Cruz Fire says that the ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Testimony from witnesses continued on Monday for one of four men charged with murdering a Santa Cruz tech CEO, Tushar Atre. Two men, Stephen Nicholas “Nic” Lindsay and ...

Santa Cruz Fire Department reported that the vehicle drove off the side of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf about 9:45 a.m. Sunday. One adult was extricated from inside the submerged car, with the ...

A man died after a minivan plunged off the Santa Cruz Wharf around 9:44 a.m. Sunday, leading to first responders launching a water rescue to save the man and a dog from inside the submerged vehicle 30 ...

There’s a lot that is suboptimal about today’s new car market. One of the few advantages, though, is that at least buyers have the luxury of being able to choose the degree of truck that they want.

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers. By Annie Roth Annie Roth lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., wrote ...

SANTA CRUZ — Saturday morning, thousands of marching band students will make their way into town to participate in the annual Santa Cruz Band Review, founded in 1971 and co-hosted by Santa Cruz High ...

After a stretch of empty windows and “for lease” signs, downtown Santa Cruz is filling up again. Several new businesses have opened in recent weeks, and more than half a dozen are on the way. Locals ...