A new wildfire was reported today at 2:52 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:16 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Flora Fire has been burning on private land ...

Los Gatos and Saratoga approved updated fire hazard severity zone maps last month, but some Saratoga hills residents expressed concern over relaxed designations in their neighborhoods.

An Ecosexual Emergency, the latest film by UC Santa Cruz professor Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle, premiered at Frameline ...

At 3,985 feet, the peak is just under 4,000 feet above sea level, and the hike up via Tunnel Trail and a half-mile stretch of ...

Three new video games created by faculty at the University of California Santa Cruz are helping people prepare for wildfire ...

A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid on a Southern California farm, with authorities throwing canisters that sprayed what looked like smoke ...

CAL FIRE is responding to a vegetation fire with a threat to a structure on Wednesday. The fire is reportedly two to three ...

A University of Arizona researcher is part of an effort to identify the diseases carried by ticks, and she's asking people to send her samples.

Two major climate disasters of 2025 — the Texas flooding that killed more than 100 people and the L.A. wildfires in January ...

California is expected to experience its first major summer heat wave this week. Following a cooler June and a somewhat warm ...

Summer Puppetry Festival, Menlo Park: The festival continues into July with two events: a mini puppet workshop for kids ages ...