Our scientists study the Earth, and other planets, on scales from the molecular to the planetary scale; from the microsecond to the geological time scale; and from its birth about 4500 million years ...

Karen Read will face a second trial beginning Tuesday after all her attempts to throw the charges out have failed. Here’s what you need to know before it all begins. The Herald also has a guide ...

Paolo Costa Baldi, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Exploring our planet exposes us to a tapestry of natural ...

SANTA CRUZ — A large northwest swell capsized a boat heading out of Santa Cruz Harbor Thursday evening. Through a multi-agency response, the boat’s operator was rescued, and the vessel ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Lifeguards recently received medals of valor for their heroic actions at a beach in Half Moon Bay and another shoreline in Santa Cruz known as “Death Rocks.” ...

Human remains discovered 30 years ago in Santa Cruz County have been identified as belonging to a missing New York teenager using advanced DNA technology. Laura O’Malley was reported missing in ...

Visitors and locals traveling along the Santa Cruz coast can expect snarled traffic and detours until at least 2028 as the city completes a seismic retrofit on the Murray Street Bridge.

New state rules force home insurers to write a greater share of their policies in fire prone areas like Santa Cruz County. (TR Dreszer) Read Santa Cruz Local’s resource page: How to find home ...

You don't even spend time thinking about your personal safety. You just evaluate if you can help them,” said the Santa Cruz Fire Department Marine Safety Officer. On Thursday, Daly received the ...

Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday. “They made us work for ...

Today, communities in the Solomon Islands are still dealing with the unexploded devices that were left behind. A major battle of World War II has left thousands of unexploded shells and bombs ...

About three decades after partial skeletal remains were discovered in a Santa Cruz County riverbed, authorities have finally identified the victim. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz ...