In far-flung regions of the globe, including China and Africa, huge tree planting projects are ongoing to protect against and minimise nature-based calamities as diverse as flooding and ...

The race to represent the 4th District on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is heating up as the one-term incumbent prepares to fend off at least two prominent challengers.

Local officials will open up a series of overnight shelters throughout Santa Cruz County as the region braces for possible ...

Kurt Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz surfing legend who later settled in Costa Rica, was killed Saturday during a home invasion in ...

High elevation areas in Santa Cruz County received a rare dusting of snow at the tail end of a storm that pummeled the region Tuesday, with thunder and lightning theatrics and a heavy dose of rainfall ...

Drummer and longtime Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios customer Eric Peterson and his wife, Lisa Lincoln, took over earlier this month from Jenn and Paul Gallacher. They aim to keep things affordable for ...