As people were preparing to begin their days at the break of dawn Thursday, more than 130 volunteers fanned throughout Santa Cruz County on a 40-degree overcast morning with a simple goal: count ...

The main safety concern during this storm event, weather officials explained, pertain to local roadways which have been ...

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has announced the results of the 2025 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee, which took ...

With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.

The sheriff of Santa Cruz County — along the U.S.-Mexico border — says his office will no longer participate in Operation ...

Santa Cruz County is moving forward with plans to legalize cannabis consumption lounges following an 18-month process. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to draft a law ...

Applications are open to oversee about $7 million annually for environmental projects through Measure Q in Santa Cruz County.

In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...

Freeze warnings, frost advisories and cold weather advisories from the National Weather Service (NWS) were in place for 18 counties in California early on Wednesday morning.

As a lawsuit from a Santa Cruz landlord remains in federal court, the Santa Cruz City Council is set to consider its rent ...

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