The Santa Cruz City Council could advance a wildfire plan to coordinate evacuations, ensure water delivery and prepare ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:20 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. H5 Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:49 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. Wilder Fire has been burning on private land. There is ...

We need these facilities,” said Assemblywoman Dawn Addis, a Democrat from Morro Bay, where voters in November rejected an ...

Donald J. Trump’s rhetoric, manner and needs are so abhorrent and terrifying that retired attorney Peter Gelblum understands why talking about him causes rifts in families. He fears this state will ...

Just a month after she bought her red-doored dream home, Ana Wold’s little gray Boulder Creek house burned to the ground in ...

Mayor Fred Keeley is the first four-year mayor of the city of. In the spirit of collaboration, Mayor Keeley will be sharing the monthly Mayor’s Message column with the ...

Family, friends and firefighting colleagues gathered at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos on Friday for a memorial service for Steve ...

Community members brought flowers, candles, photographs and other mementos to Santa Cruz City Hall this week to unite in wishing community activist Thairie Ritchie healing as he recovers from burns.

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. In Ventura County, an evacuation ...

Authorities warned that extremely critical fire conditions will continue Wednesday as an on-and-off windstorm kicks back up overnight. Last week, intense Santa Ana winds gusted up to 80 to 100 mph in ...

Two-thirds of the estimated $800 million over 10 years would be allocated to public safety while the remainder would go toward community investments.