SANTA CRUZ — Dramatically bucking a national trend reflecting a 12% increase in homelessness, Santa Cruz County counted its smallest estimated unhoused population to date during its annual ...

An otter is hopping on surfboards in Santa Cruz's storied Steamers Lane. Two years ago, a similar situation played out in ...

PAJARO — From the start, 2023 was definitely a wetter year than usual in Santa Cruz County. On New Year’s Day, Watsonville was inundated with flooding near Corralitos Creek, and atmospheric rivers ...

Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as "kelsonik" on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to work ...

An aggressive sea otter in Santa Cruz’s famous Steamer Lane is accused of stealing a surfer’s board and prompting an emergency rescue response.

SANTA CRUZ — The past year proved to be the deadliest year on record for people living without housing in Santa Cruz County, officials shared Thursday. County of Santa Cruz Homeless Persons Health ...

October, surfer Isabella Orduna was nipped in the foot by an otter, who then commandeered her surfboard. By Elleda Wilson ...

While no major incidents were reported, the Santa Cruz Police Department said citations and arrests on the night of Halloween ...