Santa Cruz County

The coroner has identified two young Fremont women – both university students in the Bay Area – who died after they were swept out to sea in Santa Cruz County while sleeping on a sunny afternoon. 

Santa Cruz indie artist Oliver Tree was among six people killed Sunday morning when two helicopters collided in Brazil.

A man died early on Saturday morning after falling from a cliff near Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County.

One person is in critical condition after a vehicle went over a cliff in Santa Cruz County on Monday. 

A 150-foot section of the Santa Cruz Wharf, which sank to the bottom of the sea during the storm in December 2024, has been rebuilt and is now once again open to the public.

The rides at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk were closed for the remainder of Friday after a power outage. 

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in southern Arizona on Wednesday where she will visit the U.S.-Mexico border.

The young mountain lion seen wandering in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco is back in the wild.

Officials made the discovery on Saturday, saying the body of the 55-year-old woman was found in the ocean south of Davenport Beach in Santa Cruz County.

Authorities were working to determine if the woman’s death was related to a swimmer who was reported missing near Pacific Grove last week.

Winds gusting up to 114 mph tore through the skies on Christmas, tearing off half the shutter on a dome atop Lick Observatory, according to the University of California at Santa Cruz.

About a dozen catamarans at Santa Cruz Harbor were damaged by the wind overnight, officials say.  

Jeanne Burke was last seen about 3 p.m. on Tuesday near the Felton Quarry walking towards Empire Grade Road.

Investigators previously said the woman may be at risk and that foul play could have been involved in her disappearance.

Investigators in Santa Cruz County are searching for a missing 35-year-old woman who they fear may be a victim of foul play.

One person was extricated from inside the submerged car and was taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

An aggressive sea otter in Santa Cruz’s famous Steamer Lane is accused of stealing a surfer’s board and prompting an emergency rescue response. 

Rainfall could range from one inch to an inch-and-a-half in San Francisco, to up to two inches of rain in areas such as Santa Cruz.

The cause of the collision is under investigation, and the CHP said it is currently not known whether drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash.