A new wildfire was reported today at 2:52 a.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Bear Fire has been burning on private land.

The 17 Best Places to Eat and Drink in Santa Cruz Catch a new wave of restaurants, craft breweries, and cocktail bars ...

Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud spent a couple days wandering through Santa Cruz County and chatting with locals about their favorite places to enjoy the outdoors on land — by hiking, biking ...

California officials on Monday released another set of county maps rating the likelihood and severity of wildfires as part of an executive order by Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month.

Three new video games created by faculty at the University of California Santa Cruz are helping people prepare for wildfire ...

California updates tsunami hazard maps for 7 counties New modeling for Santa Cruz County shows that a subduction zone earthquake off the Aleutian Islands could unleash a tsunami 18-25 feet above ...

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This map of traffic incident reports from the California Highway Patrol shows how widespread roadway flooding and mudslides have been over the past several days.

Santa Cruz County drivers face stricter fines thanks to a recent court ruling against handheld cellphone use. Local law ...