Big Basin State Park partially reopens after wildfire destruction nearly 2 years ago
Big Basin State Park in Santa Cruz County will partially reopen Friday, almost two years since wildfires roared through the Boulder Creek park.
Former U.S. Air Force sergeant-turned extremist pleads guilty to murder of sheriff's sergeant
A former U.S. Air Force sergeant-turned extremist has pleaded guilty in the murder of a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant.
Two Scotts Valley brothers save woman from fiery crash along Highway 17
Two Scotts Valley brothers said Monday they were returning home from Sacramento early Sunday morning, when they noticed a driver weaving erratically.
Ex-Air Force sergeant who killed security guard outside Oakland courthouse sentenced to 41 years
A judge on Friday sentenced a former U.S. Air Force sergeant to 41 years in federal prison for fatally shooting a security guard outside the Oakland federal courthouse during George Floyd protests two summers ago.
Fern Fire limited to small burn in Santa Cruz County
The Fern Fire was contained to 1.5 acres burned near Boulder Creek in Santa Cruz County after breaking out Monday, Cal Fire said.
Aptos park named for slain Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant
Willowbrook County Park in Aptos will now bear the name of slain Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller.
Crazy sight! Raccoon gets stuck face-first in Santa Cruz roof
Animal rescuers in Santa Cruz helped rescue a raccoon stuck face-first in a roof.
Starbucks stores in Santa Cruz first to unionize in California
The Starbucks locations on Mission and Ocean Streets in Santa Cruz will now join Starbucks Workers United, the national union for Starbucks workers.
Santa Cruz man arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from minors via Instragram
Police in Santa Cruz said they arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of soliciting sex with children via social media.
Couple arrested after dog fight leads to suspected hate crime
The Santa Cruz Police Department is investigating an assault of a man walking his dog Saturday as a hate crime.
Starbucks employees alert police of armed man, leading to drugs and weapons arrest, investigators say
The quick action of some very alert employees at a Starbucks in Scotts Valley led to the recovery of illegal firearms, drugs and an arrest of a parolee, police said.
Ex-Air Force sergeant to plead guilty in killing of federal security officer in Oakland
Court records show Steven Carrillo, 33, will plead guilty in the killing of David Patrick Underwood, who was shot on May 29, 2020, while he stood in a guard shack in front of a federal building in Oakland.
Tsunami waves cause dangerous surf and flooding in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz was hit hard after waves crashed the coast during Saturday's tsunami advisory.
Marin, Santa Cruz may relax water restrictions
It's been almost a month since the Bay Area's last atmospheric river and the hope is there will be more rain in the coming weeks, so water restrictions can be eased.
Concerns grow that massive Santa Cruz homeless encampment could flood again
KTVU FOX 2's Jesse Gary reports.
Debris cleanup underway in Santa Cruz County after reporting nearly a foot of rain
Clean-up continued Tuesday morning to clear roadways of debris, boulders, and anything else blocking traffic. According to Santa Cruz County, the storm brought in 10 inches of rain and forced partial or full shut down of 11 roads.
Evacuation warnings issued in Santa Cruz County
Approximately 3,500 homes in Santa Cruz County were under evacuation warnings on Monday night.
Monarch butterflies return in greater numbers to California's Central Coast
Upwards of 2,500 monarch butterflies are resting and bracing for winter along a protected area of California's Central Coast in Santa Cruz.
Indoor masking returns to Santa Cruz County ahead of holidays
Santa Cruz County Health officials say COVID-19 cases have bumped up to roughly 27 a day, a 29% increase in two weeks, and if history repeats, cases will also rise after Thanksgiving.
Convicted sex offender to be released after serving time, community outraged
Neighbors in Bonny Doon are outraged over the placement of a convicted sex offender who did his time. On Monday, a Santa Cruz County judge ruled to allow him to reside in a home in a remote area of Bonny Doon on Wild Iris Lane.