Under the threat of a potential tsunami hitting the Monterey Bay following a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast ...

Following the Santa Cruz City Council's summer break, and before its first regularly scheduled meeting on Aug. 12, the ...

Deputies with the Kings County Sheriff’s Office joined the search for a missing at-risk teenager in Santa Cruz over the ...

Santa Cruz County is expected to lose 8,126 students – from 38,025 students in the 2022-23 school year to 29,899 students by 2032-33, according to Lookout Santa Cruz. Enrollment declines are already ...

Despite some bright spots in larger sectors, County continues to suffer from stagnant employment, rising unemployment and ...

Santa Cruz County currently operates a 988 crisis line that serves as the "entry point" for mental health services in the county, a report issued by the Crisis Now program said.

According to the report, a renter in County needs to earn an hourly wage of $81.21 to comfortably afford a two-bedroom unit ...

When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots dating back more ...

The Harley-Davidson riders were wearing helmets, according to the CHP. The driver of the Tesla was wearing a seatbelt.

SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF/BCN) - Santa Cruz County opened its first Public Defender's Office on Friday, providing low income residents lawyers when needed. With a $12 million annual budget and 57 staff ...

Video shows Lisa Latta and her husband, Ernest Latta Jr. outside their Hayward home on Saturday, hours before the fatal crash ...

Local investigators believe they have found the body of an at-risk Watsonville teen that had been missing since last week.