For the last 35 years, Jimmy Raun-Byberg has painted amusement park rides around the world. Now he’s dishing on the boardwalk’s hand-carved carousel, Excalibur, Buttercup and more.

The Looff Carousel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, where painted ponies have been spinning for a century, is a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills.

The Looff Carousel's painted ponies have been spinning for a century at the -- a triumph of tradition in a field dominated by the pursuit of new thrills. "I love it," says Gerry Watt, 57, of ...

"Dana Potter and Shirley Beneke had been in Santa Cruz five years in 1954 when the renewal of the lease on their Ocean Street ...

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has a rugged-looking new XRT trim package. AWD is standard for the Santa Cruz pickup and its 48.4-inch long bed. I'm sharing my impressions of vehicles after living ...

With rugged beauty and consistent waves, Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. Here’s where and when to get your board in the ocean, and how to respect the marine wildlife.

Santa Cruz, Calif., has faced wildfires in recent years. Now, amid the atmospheric river pummeling the state, it is adjusting to the reality of floods.

Body found on beach where swimmer went missing Santa Cruz police are investigating after a body was found on a beach on Friday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Coroner is working on identifying ...

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known.

Santa Cruz's tax on sugary beverages went into effect Thursday, seven years after a California bill banned local governments from imposing taxes on soda until 2031.

The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz has a rugged-looking new XRT trim package. AWD is standard for the Santa Cruz pickup and its 48.4-inch long bed. I'm sharing my impressions of vehicles after living ...

Santa Cruz’s wharf partially collapsed Monday as a powerful storm battered a central California beach, sweeping three people out to sea.