At its meeting Thursday evening, the city of Santa Cruz Planning Commission approved a six-story, mixed-use building on the ...

Efforts by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to soften the edges of one of the county’s most chronically congested areas just got a little easier.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For the second year in a row, a robotics team from Santa Cruz County high school students earned third place at the prestigious MATE ROV Competition World Championship. The ...

Valle del Pájaro County Park, located at 188 Whiting Road in an unincorporated area outside of Watsonville, is the first new park in unincorporated South County in decades.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Lake A new wildfire was reported today at 10:18 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Lake Fire has been burning on private land.

Projections for a 22-mile passenger rail line through Santa Cruz County in California has placed the cost of construction at $4.3 billion, almost $200 million per mile.

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Greyhound A new wildfire was reported today at 8:17 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Greyhound Fire has been burning on private land.

The sentence comes months after former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to embezzling $38.7 million from 2014 to 2024.

Initial location: Santa Cruz County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Casserly Rd Pajaro_valley A new wildfire was reported today at 12:09 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California.