After 44 years serving Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monterey Bay is shutting down its mentoring program, leaving many mentors and mentees shocked and ...

With the long holiday weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily ...

Thursday news for Corralitos and Freedom.

The annual Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Firecracker Run will honor longtime emcee and community booster Rod Caborn, who died in ...

From beach cleanups to delivering meals, here’s how to join a community built on hope, joy, and belief in people. Last week ...

A new civil grand jury report faults the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission for decades of flawed planning ...

Pine St. (between Hwy 236 and Harmon St.) and Lomond St. (between Pine St. and Railroad Ave.) in Boulder Creek will be closed ...

Santa Cruz County homeowners embraced backyard cottages after state and local reforms made accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, rejecting in a 5-4 decision a ...

Cal State Monterey Bay student Acucar “Sookie” Ramos writes about her experience at the 2026 Youth & Adult Partnership Summit at Cabrillo College, where youth leaders, educators and community partners ...

The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury issued five reports on Thursday, covering a wide range of topics. Most notably, it ...

A widely cited claim that Santa Cruz County's childhood cancer rate is 38% above the state average is muddling the debate about pesticide reform, writes Watsonville activist and retired nurse Kathleen ...