California Highway Patrol says a major injury crash is forcing traffic delays on Thursday evening. A crash was reported involving two vehicles near Highway near Panther Beach. Vehicles are not ...

When it comes to clearing homeless encampments, California cities are governed by a patchwork of very different policies.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a 36-year-old man in connection with a series of fires that were ignited in the hills above Corralitos earlier this week. Isaac Tayrien was ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:27 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Lon Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the ...

Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to ...

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

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office will occupy a new substation along the county's northern coast, following a vote by ...

Phones are down and test scores are up as students across Santa Barbara County return to school. The school year started Wednesday for the Santa Barbara ...

Learn about the recent declines in homelessness across California and the debate over credit, funding cuts, and sustainable solutions.

Homelessness continues to be a major issue in California, but some places are reporting decreases in their populations.

The Philadelphia Zoo is showing off 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings. The zoo gave the ...