Los Gatos and Saratoga approved updated fire hazard severity zone maps last month, but some Saratoga hills residents expressed concern over relaxed designations in their neighborhoods.

Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals ...

The map comes as California sees increasing frequency and severity of wildfires — four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires and nine of the 10 largest have occurred since ...

The Santa Cruz area is experiencing heavy storm conditions, including a flash flood warning for the San Lorenzo River.

The City of Santa Cruz is asking the public for help in the removal of debris from the collapse of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.

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A blue BMW rolled into a home off of Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz area near the intersection of Hihn Road and Ridgeview Drive Sunday afternoon.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Fentanyl Crisis Response Team allied with other agencies to investigate alleged narcotic trafficking in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties.

An Irish-born Live Oak resident and valid green card holder remains in legal limbo more than a week after she was detained by federal immigration authorities after a trip abroad.

Construction workers were rescued after a portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon, officials said.