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 ...

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

An atmospheric river is forecast to bring steady rain to Northern California from Friday through next Thursday, with Santa ...

It's the Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-off, and it will break out the bivalves, pots, spices, and tasting cups just a few days ...

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to list monarch butterflies as threatened species and designate seven ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors met to discuss potential toxin spread from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with residents ...

Police stopped people in a stolen silver GMC pickup spotted near Watsonville. Police saw the truck traveling north on Hwy 1, ...