A new wildfire was reported today at 1:21 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Hwy 1 Davenport Fire has been burning on private land.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is investigating a politically motivated vandalism of a vehicle. The Sheriff's Office ...

On July 26, 2015, then-15-year-old Adrian Gonzalez, kidnapped, raped and murdered his neighbor, 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” ...

Three boys basketball league champions were among the six teams from County that  were seeded for the upcoming Central Coast ...

The Santa Cruz Port District logged $26.3 million in damages while the city of Santa Cruz suffered $18.1 million.

Santa Cruz police said they are investigating a deadly crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred early Thursday morning.

A 30-year-old man died after a vehicle collision early Thursday morning in Santa Cruz, according to police. Santa Cruz police responded to a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash at the ...

Ruiz, 28, was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and a misdemeanor charge ...

Twelve jurors reached a verdict Wednesday deciding the fate of a man who murdered 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in ...

High winds and heavy rains impacted Santa Cruz County as a high surf warning has been issued through Saturday morning.

Santa Cruz County has already been gaining national attention for groundbreaking unionization efforts led by young workers, including at local Starbucks and REI locations. Now, new survey data show ...