How are local governments in Santa Cruz County preparing for an estimated sea-level rise of up to 7 feet by 2100?

California State Parks is planning to resume its pile burning efforts in the northern portion of The Forest of Nisene Marks ...

McCullough gymnasium on the campus of St. Ignatius on Tuesday to see if the Wildcats could pull off the improbable against Riordan. Not a chance. The Crusaders — the Chronicle’s No. 1 team tagged ...

A $10.3 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state’s stem cell agency, will fund ...

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a ...

This column was submitted in December and should have run earlier in January. As we enter the new year, I’m reflecting on our ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

More than 20 restaurants in Santa Cruz County will celebrate the art of pizza making during Santa Cruz Pizza Week, which kicks off Jan. 29.

Roxanne Beltran, assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among 50 people from around the ...

After a very dry January for the Central Coast, rain is finally on the way. The rain this weekend, and perhaps into most of ...

Around 1 to 3 inches of ran is expected across the region by Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

The incoming storm is expected to bring significant rainfall across the region, with up to 5 inches predicted in higher elevations.