Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico supplied by Salinas' Taylor Farms and served at Taco Bell ...

Nathaniel Llamas is a first-generation college student. He was thrilled when he recently learned that he was accepted into ...

Jessica M. Pasko crunches the latest county jobs numbers, notes Bookie's Pizza's impending move to a new Pacific Avenue development and highlights other local comings and goings in her latest business ...

There are alternating lane closures on both northbound and southbound Highway 9 at Pool Drive in the San Lorenzo Valley ...

This November, Californians will vote on a one-time 5% wealth tax for billionaires. This comes just as Elon Musk briefly ...

The City of Santa Cruz is working to wrap up permitting and land acquisition processes for a project that involves relocating a section of West Cliff Drive farther inland to improve public safety and ...

Several Santa Cruz County projects are receiving a boost as part of a $2.5 billion transit funding package that Gov. Gavin ...

Samuel Waymon, the legendary composer and activist who spent a quarter-century shaping the sound of his sister Nina Simone, is bringing his six-decade cultural legacy to UC Santa Cruz this October for ...

Santa Cruz's annual Purrrrrrfest returns Saturday to the Blue Lagoon, bringing four local metal bands together to raise money for the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter's Bogey Fund, which helps black ...

Some of Santa Cruz County’s most enduring success stories begin in unexpected places. For Annie Morhauser, founder of ...

Just one year after returning to competitive swimming, Santa Cruz's Jessa Melcer became a record-breaking Special Olympics USA Games champion. Her journey from local pools to the national podium ...

Paul Mullins masterfully directs Shakespeare's timeless tragedy, pairing exceptional performances with vivid stagecraft and making Santa Cruz Shakespeare's “Macbeth” a must-see centerpiece of the ...