Santa Cruz Fire probationary firefighter paramedic Brian Scheckl, left, and firefighter Nathan Rodger head down from the roof ...

Several northbound lanes of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz mountains were closed for hours after a big rig caught on fire.

State regulators want more control over how battery storage facilities operate as SJSU researchers have found a large amount ...

A woman driving a Nissan Pathfinder SUV on the coast in Santa Cruz went over the bluff into Monterey Bay on Monday morning. Santa Cruz Fire Department rescue swimmer Brendan Daly, left, puts a ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

The CZU inferno destroyed about 700 homes in Santa Cruz County. Of those, 127 residences have been rebuilt and another 134 are under construction, according to the county.

Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

First discovered: 5:33 p.m. Jan. 25 A new wildfire was reported today at 5:33 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Bear Fire has been ...

The Harbor Patrol provides both landside and waterside services within the boundaries of the Santa Cruz Harbor and responds to calls within the three-nautical mile line, which extends from Santa Cruz ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors received a report by Vistra Energy outlining the response and recovery efforts on ...