For some Santa Cruz County health care workers facing layoffs, the long wait for a final budget decision felt like a slow ...

Saturday’s return of the Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show to Capitola Village means not only vintage automobiles but ...

Watsonville police seized nearly 1,000 pounds of illegal fireworks as part of its ongoing enforcement campaign.

Santa Cruz County education leaders warn that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could disrupt critical school-based services for ...

In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on the challenges facing businesses in downtown Santa Cruz, ...

Santa Cruz County will do its part in nationwide "No Kings" protests with rallies in Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Meanwhile, ...

Doctors say the bill in the California Legislature could save lives, but the restaurant association is opposed, saying it ...

Santa Cruz County lawmakers put off impending layoffs for at least three more months after they reached an agreement to ...

Santa Cruz city council voted this week to become the latest local jurisdiction to ban the sale of filtered tobacco products within city limits.

Fifteen Santa Cruz County students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships by Native Daughters of the Golden West.

The campground at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park was expected to reopen April 1, before being pushed back to Aug. 1 because ...

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