In “Guarded: Women, Water, and Saving Lives,” Debbie Friedman tells the unknown history of California’s first women lifeguards. The Rio Del Mar resident weaves her own story with those of other women ...

Santa Cruz County faces a hefty deficit going into annual budget hearings. County supervisors weighed in Tuesday on what’s most important in the 2026-27 fiscal year as leaders and staff prepare to ...

A Westside startup making inroads in cutting down single-use plastics, a new tenant in Capitola's King's Plaza Shopping Center and the latest chapter in an electric air taxi rivalry are all included ...

Dentists, hygienists and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

The candidate field for the June primary is nearly set, now that all filing deadlines for offices up for election have passed (except for the Santa Cruz mayor’s race, which closes on Wednesday).

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Dentists, hygienists and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

The legal battle has escalated between two companies vying to provide ride-hailing electric helicopters. Archer Aviation has filed a countersuit against Joby Aviation, alleging that the Santa ...

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A fire tore through a home in Capitola Village on Monday night, killing one person and damaging the building next door that's home to restaurants Mijo’s Taqueria and Geisha Japanese Restaurant and Tea ...