Drug-overdose deaths in Santa Cruz County are on pace to fall for a third consecutive year, with 20 deaths recorded in the first half of 2026 compared with 36 during the same period last year.

At 92, legendary animator Willie Ito is still drawing on his childhood experience in a Japanese American incarceration camp to tell stories of hope. The former Disney, Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera ...

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands, exposing more than a problem with lettuce or one food supplier, writes retired family doctor Jeoffry B. Gordon. Santa Cruz County has had no ...

The Santa Cruz County housing market looked similar in July to what it has for most of the summer, despite sales temporarily dipping as prospective buyers leave for vacation and school gets back into ...

A bill that would have been one of California's most substantial DUI reform bills in years had widespread support, but Sen.

A Pajaro Valley Unified school board candidate with convictions including felony assault and child endangerment can still run for office because those crimes don’t disqualify him under California law, ...

There is one-way traffic on Highway 9 at Cascade Avenue in the San Lorenzo Valley because of ongoing work. This closure is ...

Watsonville Community Hospital’s NICU remains closed due to nurse shortages, with reopening expected in several weeks. Many seats on Santa Cruz County school boards and for Cabrillo College are up for ...

All About Theatre takes on the emotionally complicated “Dear Evan Hansen” with strong vocals and a spectacular technical ...

Wednesday news for Santa Cruz's Eastside and Live Oak.

Here’s a guide to which Santa Cruz County school board and Cabrillo College races will appear on the November ballot, which candidates will be appointed without an election and which seats have no ...

As students and teachers head back to school across Santa Cruz County, Lookout Santa Cruz is getting ready for another year of connecting young people with the community they call home. This year, ...