The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission will consider submitting its ad hoc committee’s responses to the civil grand jury’s report on the rail trail at its Thursday meeting. Plus, two ...

Santa Cruz County schools are asking parents to share their children’s health insurance information – a no-cost step that could determine whether districts can afford to keep offering free student ...

California rightly does not treat every criminal conviction as a lifetime ban on public service. But the standards might need to be different when an elected position carries responsibility for ...

Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital plan to rally Monday against an ongoing closure at the facility’s neonatal intensive care unit. Earlier this month, hospital leadership confirmed to Lookout ...

For nearly half a century, Cabrillo College’s original theater hosted world-renowned musicians, Hollywood actors and generations of young artists. It has been dark since 2009. Now, amid a shortage of ...

Why Art Matters” is a video series, published every other Sunday, exploring the artists who shape Santa Cruz County's ...

Santa Cruz native Ashtyn Davis is back home, hoping to extend his seven-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers. The ...

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

We’re officially into the school year, and I’m excited to settle into our weekly rhythm of bringing you local stories that ...

Natural disasters have a way of disrupting more than the forecast. Here on the central coast, wildfire, heavy rain, flooding, ...

Red flag warning Friday for Central Coast: thunderstorms, lightning, winds up to 50 mph, increasing fire danger and risk of power outages from downed tree limbs. Read on to see the details about each ...

The plastic can actually take up to six years to biodegrade, she said, and may shed even smaller bits of debris called ...