SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel ...

While rates around the Bay Area continue to be higher than the state overall, in Santa Cruz County just over 91% of kindergarten students had received the recommended doses of the vaccine that ...

Human remains discovered 30 years ago in Santa Cruz County have been identified as belonging to a missing New York teenager using advanced DNA technology. Laura O’Malley was reported missing in ...

New state rules force home insurers to write a greater share of their policies in fire prone areas like Santa Cruz County. (TR Dreszer) Read Santa Cruz Local’s resource page: How to find home ...

The incident involving two bodies found in a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains earlier this week is now being investigated as a double homicide, according to the California Highway Patrol. The ...

The Community Traffic Safety Coalition (CTSC) from the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is looking for community input on electric bicycles, or e-bikes. The county is expressing the need ...

SANTA CRUZ. - Santa Cruz Fire and the Santa Cruz Police Department responded to a structure fire at 902 OCEAN ST. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. tonight. Authorities said they believe the fire ...

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday. “They made us work for ...

About three decades after partial skeletal remains were discovered in a Santa Cruz County riverbed, authorities have finally identified the victim. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors gave final approval to cannabis consumption lounges in unincorporated areas like Aptos and Felton after a tense 3-2 vote. While supporters see economic and ...

Santa Cruz Skateboards linked up with their Aussie homies for the 2025 Belco Bowl Jam, and as expected, it was pure chaos in the best way possible. Watch as Rob Pace, Maurio McCoy, Erick ...

A Social Security Administration office stands at 169 Walnut Ave. in Santa Cruz. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Santa Cruz, on Tuesday described a ...