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.

To honor reporter Jessica A. York and her work for the Sentinel and in the community, the Santa Cruz County Heroes series ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Cruz County to assist in recovering from the December 2024 ...

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.

The Santa Cruz City Council voted this week to reaffirm its sanctuary city policy, a largely symbolic show of support to the ...