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

In a shocking public event, a local activist set fire to himself in downtown Santa Cruz, just hours after both the second ...

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

Santa Cruz County supervisors met to discuss potential toxin spread from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with residents ...

NOW, THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A MISSING DOG. MEANTIME, SANTA CRUZ FIRE DEPARTMENT IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE A fire broke out at a family student housing community at UC Santa ...

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 ...

A county hotline has also been established for residents to call officials with any questions about the air quality and best ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County fire crews are lending support to colleagues in Southern California as they battle what experts are already calling one of the costliest disasters in United States ...

The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for Pima and Santa Cruz counties through 7 p.m. Saturday.

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

Read more on our AI policy here. It has been burning on private land for three hours. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.