A deadly leptospirosis outbreak is killing sea lions along California’s coast, alarming scientists and volunteers racing to ...

“The wheels of justice move slowly,” Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell told correspondent Christopher Neely about the case of Leif Ames, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of ...

Teachers and school staff across Santa Cruz County are facing steep health insurance premium hikes — with some monthly ...

This month, Santa Cruz and the broader surf-loving world turn their eyes toward an event that feels as much like a ...

Ah, Santa Cruz County — where the coastline sparkles, the people glow (thanks, kombucha), and the food scene operates on the assumption that calories don’t count if they’re local. Every week, someone ...

On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing fo ...

On Wednesday, Sutter Health workers picketed outside the Santa Cruz center at Soquel Avenue and Capitola Road. The physician associates, optometrists, nurse practitioners and nurse midwives, all part ...

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New Melones pumping out bass and trout, Kyle Wise reported. Don Pedro bass, king salmon and trout bites good, Monte Smith ...

How a seaside town, disoriented gulls and one master of suspense turned a freak 1961 event into cinematic terror.