Late on Thursday night, the Santa Cruz Planning Commission approved plans for a downtown expansion project in a 4 - 1 vote.

The city of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley Fire District and Central Fire District announced Thursday that they are partnering to ...

A possible shake-up could be coming to fire services in Santa Cruz County. Local agencies are exploring ways to consolidate resources and now, a new agreement could move that plan forward.

To help make the air above Santa Cruz County just a little bit cleaner this Earth Day, one local agency is stepping up its ...

Public safety officials have been warning beachgoers to stay away from animals found stranded on the beach because they can ...

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

Bud Colligan refutes a recent Lookout op-ed on the facts behind the rail-trail debate. Bottom line, Colligan says, the train is too costly and infeasible. “At some point, FORT and the RTC must take ...

We’re really all connected,” said one local health care provider. “It’s really only when everyone in the county is able to ...

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Cruz County came together on Wednesday for a press conference regarding Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said that a convicted felon was arrested for having several illegal items in his ...

The Capitola City Council recently gave a strong signal that they have interest in joining Santa Cruz County as the second ...