Although global climate patterns are neutral right now, signs point to a weak La Niña year forming by the late fall or early ...

Initial location: Santa Cruz County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 1:48 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California.

Kings Fire initially started today at 5:18 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Since its discovery less than an hour ago, ...

Beginning this fall, families across Santa Cruz County will have access to a brighter educational future, starting earlier ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors voted to adopt a needs-based approach to its syringe services program rather than a one-for-one ...

Amid statewide changes, local tribal leaders are worried Indigenous artifacts and remains could be threatened by a ...

Since its arrival in 2020, public health experts have come to expect a biannual spike in COVID-19 infections during summer and winter months. But while cases in Santa Cruz County are higher than she’d ...

Santa Cruz County in deep blue California was named the least affordable U.S. rental market in 2025, requiring $81.21/hour to ...

Friends and former colleagues of Santa Cruz Sentinel reporter Jessica York construct a tribute table Saturday morning along a ...

Each July, communities across California celebrate Parks Make Life Better month — and here in Santa Cruz County, that message ...

Federal cuts to Medicaid could upend Watsonville Community Hospital's progress towards financial stability and leave ...

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