Nancy Miller Gomez is the county’s new poet laureate for 2025-26, having officially been announced to the position at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors’ Jan. 28 meeting.

Thursday's storm gave way to large waves along the Santa Cruz coast, triggering a coastal infrastructure closure that shut down everything from beaches to the Santa Cruz Wharf.

On Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office lifted evacuation warnings for all parts of the county. Evacuation warnings ...

A storm is expected to bring strong wind and heavy rain to Santa Cruz County from late afternoon Wednesday through Friday ...

A flash flood warning was downgraded Thursday morning to a flood warning for Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, ...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office placed several unincorporated low-lying areas under an evacuation warning Wednesday ...

The National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning for the majority of the region.

Crews have rushed to clear out basins designed to catch mud, rocks and other debris from tumbling into neighborhoods as ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules. New Bay Area maps are coming later this month, with new Central Coast ...

The Watsonville City Council will hear updates on the rail trail and the city’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan.