Downtown Santa Cruz is set for big changes in the coming years with a new, expanded downtown envisioned south of Laurel Street. A Texas-based developer wants to be the first one in the new ...

In Santa Cruz, a protest against the Trump administration and Earth Day celebrations drew hundreds to parallel downtown events on Saturday.

Santa Cruz police said they arrested a man who was making threats to people at a theater while claiming to be armed with a ...

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Deputies announced Wednesday that they recovered hundreds of bottles of stolen wine and liquor from two homes in the South Bay. Fire crews in San Jose are responding ...

Three University of California, Santa Cruz students had their student visas canceled by the Trump administration. According to UCSC, starting the first week of April, the State Department began ...

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz. In May 1976, Karen Percifield, 25, was in ...

Santa Maria-style barbecue stands as California’s distinctive contribution to America’s barbecue traditions, with roots stretching back to the 19th-century rancheros who cooked over native red oak.

Dozens of international students attending several California universities have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. The UC San Diego chancellor said students had their visas ...

On Wednesday, a California State Library spokesman said the institution had not been informed of any changes to its budget, but that changes in federal funding might be coming, perhaps in the July ...

(KRON) — A 67-year-old Santa Cruz County man is accused of committing lewd and lascivious acts against children, as well as dissuading a witness. Deputies arrested Kevin Hurley, of Aptos ...

As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump administration, some are preparing résumés or retirement papers.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Rent an e-bike at one of the shops on the Santa Monica Pier and spend the afternoon riding 3 miles (one way) along the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to Venice Beach. Stop for ...