The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s annual Chili Cook-Off returns Saturday, Oct. 25, with a record number of teams — 55 — ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife previously recommended that kayakers should keep at least 60 feet away from sea otters and avoid large ...

As Election Day in the city of Santa Cruz draws near, proponents of the two competing affordable housing tax measures, ...

Traditionally, after sundown Oct. 31 is when you can expect to see supernatural creatures and pop culture characters roaming ...

Ocean Street between Broadway and Barson streets is closed in both directions. There is no estimate for when the road will reopen.

Living in paradise comes with a cost. For the second consecutive year, Santa Cruz has been named the most expensive county in ...

Since she started on the competitive circuit more than a decade ago, the Santa Cruz resident has transformed herself into a ...

Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary in Amado is hosting its Mystic’s Masquerade fundraiser to help finance additional land and ...

Its roots go back to the 1960s, when growing awareness of air and water pollution and environmental disasters including oil spills and pesticide use inspired local environmentalists. By then, uncurbed ...

But getting there is time-consuming and expensive and takes industry experience that can be hard to achieve with a nonprofit ...