From haunted hotels and vampire balls to drag raves and downtown costume madness, Santa Cruz County is ready to get its freak ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at the Santa Cruz Main Jail on Saturday morning seeking to take ...

California needs more housing and infrastructure, but Proposition 45 goes too far, write environmental and conservation leaders Sarah Newkirk, Chris Wilmers and Noelle Chambers. The measure would ...

Anticipate heavy traffic and local road closures this Sunday for the inaugural Santa Cruz Marathon. From Wilder Ranch State Park to Capitola Village, here are the locations and times to look out for ...

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California needs more housing and infrastructure, but Proposition 45 goes too far, write environmental and conservation leaders Sarah Newkirk, Chris Wilmers and Noelle Chambers. The measure would ...

Watsonville voters will elect councilmembers in four districts, but only two of the races are competitive. For District 5, incumbent Casey Clark faces challenger Ángel Zúñiga, and in District 7, ...

A "Yes on E" sign along Soquel Drive in Aptos. Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz Editor’s note: A Lookout View is the opinion of our Community Voices opinion section, written by our ...

One of my favorite parts of working at Lookout Santa Cruz is getting out into the community and connecting with people face-to-face. We spend a lot of time reporting on the decisions that affect our ...

Watsonville Community Hospital leadership says significant changes are needed by April 1 to keep the struggling facility open. The hospital board could decide as soon as Oct. 28 whether to pursue ...