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.

The Santa Cruz City Council will consider approving the design and plans for both the West Cliff Drive roadway relocation and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Despite a new executive order from President Donald Trump regarding the childhood immunization schedule, California officials ...

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

Crews are making progress on the Timber fire, which continues to burn in Big Sur in Monterey County. It had scorched more ...

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, ...

Watsonville’s use of Flock Safety license-plate cameras faces renewed debate as a councilmember reconsiders support after activist pressure and Santa Cruz’s removal; no immediate changes planned, but ...

Sons & Daughters of Italy Watsonville Lodge meets for a monthly dinner meeting, the meal is catered by Busy Bees of Capitola. We also have special event … ...