SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — In 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex fires burned through over 86,000 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Spotted on the Santa Cruz calendar: Free Admission Day at Santa Cruz Museum of ...

Spotted on the Santa Cruz calendar: 52nd Annual UCSC Print Sale 2026 ...

Eight people were rescued Sunday from a Santa Cruz County beach after they became trapped in a cave as the seawater rose, ...

A new prescribed burn, called Henry, was initiated 4:17 p.m. May 13 at in Santa Cruz County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on state land for two weeks. Prescribed fire (prescribed ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:08 p.m. in in Santa Cruz County, California. Glen Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the ...

SANTA CRUZ — In the waning hours of 2025, Santa Cruz firefighters were busy battling a large structure fire that appeared to originate from a woodworking shop in an industrial building in Westside ...

Residents in the Santa Cruz area are marveling at a rare influx of California tortoiseshell butterflies, calling the ...