Body found on beach where swimmer went missing Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Coroner is working on identifying ...

Lilac hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii "Santa Cruz"). This evergreen shrub grows to 6 to 10 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide. The flowers are singly in leaf axils and hold large light blue petals. The ...

Santa Cruz's tax on sugary beverages went into effect Thursday, seven years after a California bill banned local governments from imposing taxes on soda until 2031.

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known.

Heavy surf destroyed a portion of Santa Cruz Wharf on Monday afternoon, sending three city works into the water. All three people were rescued shortly after.

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea.

A routine drive turned into a terrifying ordeal for a father and daughter who were robbed at gunpoint in Upper Santa Cruz on Tuesday afternoon.

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has a rugged-looking new XRT trim package. AWD is standard for the Santa Cruz pickup and its 48.4-inch long bed. I'm sharing my impressions of vehicles after living ...

Ranking of the top 9 things to do in Santa Cruz. Travelers favorites include #1 West Cliff Drive, #2 Santa Cruz Main Beach and more.

On Santa Cruz, the third in Pedro the Lion's planned five-part album series, David Bazan continues to understand himself and the world that made him.