Woman, 2 boys rescued after car goes off cliff in Santa Cruz County
A woman and two boys were rescued Friday morning from the ocean off unincorporated Santa Cruz County after their vehicle went into the water, California Highway Patrol officials said.
Sheriff's officials looking for motive in deadly Aptos High School stabbing
Santa Cruz County sheriff’s investigators are continuing their search for a motive in a deadly high-school campus stabbing.
17-year-old stabbed to death at Aptos High; 2 students arrested
A 17-year-old student at Aptos High School was stabbed to death on campus Tuesday, and two students were arrested in connection with his death, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's officials said.
On CZU Lightning Fire anniversary, burned-out Big Basin park shows growth
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Tuesday afternoon. The majority of the park burned in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire one year ago this week.
Santa Cruz bank robbery suspect changed clothes to evade capture
Police in Santa Cruz and the FBI are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Friday.
Panicked driver goes over Santa Cruz cliff after stranger opens door
A woman was rescued after driving off a Santa Cruz cliff when a stranger opened her car door on Thursday, police said.
Felton Music Hall forced to close again one month after reopening due to COVID outbreak
Four Santa Cruz County residents were hospitalized due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Felton Music Hall, forcing the venue to close again just one month after reopening.
Santa Cruz boardwalk power outage leaves guests stuck on rides
A power outage at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Monday left visitors temporarily stranded on rides.
Two arrested after Santa Cruz Black Lives Matter mural vandalized
Santa Cruz police arrested two men suspected of using a vehicle to leave skid marks on a Black Lives Matter mural in the city's downtown area.
Napa, Monterey, Santa Cruz counties and others join in recommendation to mask indoors in public
Napa County has now joined the majority of Bay Area counties that recommend its residents wear face coverings indoors when in public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the highly-infectious Delta variant takes hold.
Man turns himself in after killing 33-year-old woman in Santa Cruz
After a man turned himself in, police in Santa Cruz are seeking the public's help in investigating the killing of a 33-year-old woman inside a recreational vehicle that she had been living in.
Infection from Delta variant reported in Santa Cruz County, as variant spreads nationwide
Bay Area doctors warn no one is fully protected against the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, and say people who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated are at the highest risk of getting infected and suffering severe illness.
Record heat sends beachgoers to Santa Cruz in droves
At the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk it's warm, but not too warm, and there's a breeze off the ocean.
Santa Cruz police recover nine vintage guitars stolen from Southern California
Authorities have recovered nine vintage guitars that were stolen nearly a year ago in a $2 million heist in Southern California.
Highway 17 reopens following deadly tanker crash
One of the two southbound lanes of State Route 17 reopened at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, almost eight hours after a fatal collision closed the highway in both directions through Los Gatos, but delays were expected to continue.
Grade Fire breaks out in Santa Cruz mountains
Firefighters contained a wildfire that broke out Monday morning in the Santa Cruz mountains. Known as the Grade Fire, it started in an area that was burned by last summer's massive CZU Lightning Complex fire.
Cal Fire extinguishes vegetation fire in Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a 2-acre wildfire burning in Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Sunday afternoon.
Intense emotions and protests as Madyson Middleton's parents read victim impact statements
The admitted killer of eight-year-old Madyson Middleton could be out of juvenile confinement in four years.
Kansas woman arrested in connection to Boulder Creek vegetation fires
A Kanas woman who had been camping near land devastated by fire last summer was arrested in connection with two quarter-acre blazes there this week.
Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies shoot, injure man who they say fired gun at officers
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies have shot and injured a man they saw was armed with a handgun and fired at officers.