Coastal communities in Capitola Village prepare for high surf with sand berms and closures as waves up to 30 feet are ...

A high-surf warning is in effect Friday into Saturday, and all Santa Cruz County beaches will be closed because of dangerous ...

UC Santa Cruz will host Teaching Week 2025 from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28, celebrating innovative and equity-minded teaching practices across campus.

LAKEHEAD -- The Lakehead Thunderwolves are a win away from clinching the No. 2 playoff seed in OUA men’s basketball. Harold ...

By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X For the first time since the CIF-Southern Section added the Open Division to its playoffs, La Mirada High will be a part of it. The Matadores ...

After years of delays, the Murray Street bridge seismic retrofit and barrier replacement project in Santa Cruz is underway.

Nancy Miller Gomez is the county’s new poet laureate for 2025-26, having officially been announced to the position at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors’ Jan. 28 meeting.

Students in Santa Cruz County have launched a podcast to share the experiences of the LGBTQ community, with new episodes releasing weekly.

Aussie allrounder Beau Webster has been called out for a silly act after making a vital catch for Australia as Nathan Lyon created Aussie cricket history. Webster was brilliant for Australia on ...

The Santa Cruz City Council voted this week to reaffirm its sanctuary city policy, a largely symbolic show of support to the ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, a new study led by UC Santa Cruz ...

Feb. 12 – In what appears to be the first known case of a deportation in Santa Cruz County since Donald Trump returned as ...