FELTON – Residents in the Santa Cruz Mountains continued to feel local impacts from a changing climate in 2021, as the oscillation between wildfires and storms meant thousands faced evacuations ...

SANTA CRUZ — City crime trends in 2021 included upticks in robberies and officers’ physical use of force, while “nuisance crime” citations and arrests typically associated with homelessness generally ...

Otter 841 went viral in 2023 for harassing surfers in California, but 841's first attacks were reported in 2021 ...

An aggressive sea otter in Santa Cruz’s famous Steamer Lane is accused of stealing a surfer’s board and prompting an emergency rescue response.

On Sunday, in an act of restoration and healing, local muralists and community volunteers of Santa Cruz repainted the ‘Black Lives Matter” mural in front of city hall. “To see the community come ...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s board recently approved a $2.12 million settlement with a student who was sexually ...