Transportation planners in Santa Cruz County want to know where residents feel unsafe on rural highways to guide future ...

Santa Cruz County's Mosquito and Vector Control department will deliver mosquitofish, a non-native species that eats mosquito larvae in still freshwater, to residents as part of efforts to control the ...

Santa Cruz County officials on June 11 cut the ribbon on the first new park to open in South County’s unincorporated region ...

What used to be a wave, lessened to a surge and has become a steady sizzle, at least for now. Since its arrival in 2020, public health experts have come to expect a biannual spike in COVID-19 ...

Santa Cruz County ranks among California's most dangerous regions for cyclists and pedestrians, a decadelong traffic safety ...

California’s coastline reads like a celebrity roster of beaches – the Malibus, Laguna Beaches, and Santa Monicas stealing the spotlight while their equally stunning cousins wait in the wings, ...

Initial location: Santa Cruz County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Bear A new wildfire was reported today at 2:52 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on ...

While the masses flock to Santa Monica or La Jolla like moths to an Instagram flame, this quiet gem near Pescadero remains delightfully under-visited, a pocket of coastal perfection that somehow ...

Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Flora A new wildfire was reported today at 11:16 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Flora Fire has been burning on private land.

"Did the bed and breakfast idea get started in Santa Cruz in 1913?" asks columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "Beach Hill Inn was a Santa Cruz landmarks more popular with tourists." ...

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.

The California Department of Education has named the Santa Cruz County Office of Education a Gold-level honoree in the 2025 California Green Ribbon Schools recognition program.