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.

Caught in an economic twilight zone between the COVID pandemic and the completion of several new big-box apartment blocks — not to mention the sky-high SoLa neighborhood envisioned by the ...

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

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

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

Just a month after fierce Santa Ana winds propelled a firestorm across County, residents faced another extreme weather event Thursday. The biggest storm of the ...

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

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 ...