UC Santa Cruz leaders last week formally recognized the university’s burgeoning relationship with the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) through the signing of a memorandum of ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel ...

While rates around the Bay Area continue to be higher than the state overall, in Santa Cruz County just over 91% of kindergarten students had received the recommended doses of the vaccine that ...

Two bodies were found in a pickup truck parked along a Santa Cruz Mountains road, and the deaths are being investigated as homicides. Related Articles Bay Area homicides 2025: Map and details The ...

Oneil Cruz has a history of heroics on Opening Day for the Pittsburgh Pirates, serving as the difference-maker in one-run wins at the Cincinnati Reds in 2023 and at the Miami Marlins last year.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) - A small boat flipped over in Santa Cruz on Twin Lakes State Beach on Thursday afternoon. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said one person was rescued from the boat ...

New state rules force home insurers to write a greater share of their policies in fire prone areas like Santa Cruz County. (TR Dreszer) Read Santa Cruz Local’s resource page: How to find home ...

The incident involving two bodies found in a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains earlier this week is now being investigated as a double homicide, according to the California Highway Patrol. The ...

The discovery of two bodies in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains earlier this week is being investigated as a double homicide, the California Highway Patrol said ...

The Community Traffic Safety Coalition (CTSC) from the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is looking for community input on electric bicycles, or e-bikes. The county is expressing the need ...