Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's unprecedented approval for State Farm in the wake of January's ruinous fires in the Los ...

As Santa Cruz weighs a major downtown expansion and a new housing measure, Mayor Fred Keeley faces a defining week. Years of ...

News, notes, recommendations and more from around Santa Cruz County food & drink via Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.

Tiffany Slaton, 27, of Jeffersonville, Georgia, was in Santa Cruz County in early April before heading to the Fresno area for a camping trip; she was most recently seen April 24 in the Shaver Lake ...

Nearly 50 juvenile brown pelicans have been rescued in Santa Cruz County since April 13. Scientists aren’t entirely sure why ...

The idea for Live Oak's own museum never quite caught on, but longtime locals Bill Simpkins and Reed Geisreiter have curated ...

Plans by congressional Republicans to trim billions from Medicaid and introduce work requirements could destabilize hospitals ...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Gabe Medina is threatening the board’s president and vice president via email ...

Its implementation, which comes six months after voters supported Measure Z, drew national and statewide media coverage, ...

A driver who hit two other cars with a stolen vehicle last Friday in Capitola is now facing felony charges for evading arrest ...

The City of Watsonville has tapped David Brletic as the new community development director. Brletic, who officially began his ...

The Cocoanut Grove buzzed with excitement as employees lined up for tickets, laughter echoing through the room as coworkers ...