An estimated 8,000 people gathered in Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon for the "Hands Off!" protest, where local advocates and the community took the stage. Organizers described the protest as a day ...

SANTA CRUZ — Even before the “Hands Off!” National Day of Action officially began at noon on a warm and sunny Saturday, thousands gathered around the Santa Cruz County Courthouse ...

Santa Cruz police said they arrested a DUI driver after a crash on Monday night.Officers were dispatched to the area of 111 Mission Street for a vehicle crash. Reports stated that a vehicle had ...

Cal Fire CZU said rescue crews in Santa Cruz County saved several people who could not get back to shore on Monday. Around 2:17 p.m., first responders in Santa Cruz County were notified about ...

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz. In May 1976, Karen Percifield, 25, was in ...

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SANTA CRUZ — When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots ...

SANTA CRUZ — When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots ...

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation, established by Silicon Valley luminaries including the tech icons behind Google and Facebook, named UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Rebecca Jensen-Clem and former ...

APTOS — Santa Cruz County law enforcement have taken into custody an Aptos man who allegedly committed sexual acts involving a minor several years ago, and have urged members of the public with ...