Santa Cruz Police Chief Bernie Escalante, a parent of a teenage boy, understands the anxieties that come with a child ...

On Tuesday night, famed progressive economist Joseph Stiglitz drew a large and enthusiastic crowd to downtown Santa Cruz, ...

A major insurer says that because of the cost of sex abuse claims, it can no longer cover foster family agencies. Thousands ...

Darshan Gooch is one of 1,316 surfers partaking in the month-long SurfAid Challenge, to raise money for clean water and ...

While concerns with e-bikes have been rising as their popularity has increased over the past several years, especially among ...

Feed The Hungry UK’s Can + Coin Campaign aims to replenish Coventry Foodbank’s depleted stocks in the run-up to Christmas, ...

A festival with live music, food, art, eco-fashion, kids’ activities and spiritual offerings will focus on climate action ...

Watsonville will have a center for women overcoming substance abuse disorders to reintegrate back into society while still ...

Read Santa Cruz Local’s non-partisan and in-depth guide to Kim De Serpa, candidate for District 2 Santa Cruz County ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - You don't need to travel to Egypt to see the great pyramids. You only need to take a drive to Santa Cruz. Dozens of volunteers helped artist Jim Denevan and his son ...

Some Maricopa residents received a letter over the weekend from Global Water Resources warning of “elevated fluoride levels” ...

The latest chapter in the rivalry between Watsonville and Santa Cruz high schools could easily be titled “It’s all about AB.” ...