Mountain lions in Santa Cruz County recently gained new protections under the California Endangered Species Act after years as candidates for listing. Protecting six distinct puma populations around ...

Santa Cruz County failed its unhoused residents during weeks of severe winter storms by not activating its extreme weather shelters, despite having staff, supplies and facilities ready, writes Sara ...

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A Santa Barbara judge tentatively ruled that the Trump administration’s intervention wasn’t enough to let Sable Offshore ...

After a $23 million loss in 2025, Watsonville Community Hospital saw a slight improvement in its finances in January, ...

South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in Ben Lomond has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure is scheduled to ...

UC Santa Cruz alumni will reunite on April 11 to honor the life and legacy of Tom Lehrer, a beloved math educator as well as ...

City councilmembers say residents complain to them about speeding and reckless e-bike riders, and at their meeting this week said they want to explore pilot programs that preserve access to bikes for ...

The Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County is facing a number of serious concerns this year, including the expiration of ...

Brian Shab, a 27-year veteran police officer, spoke to Lookout about stepping into a new role as Watsonville’s 17th police ...

When I arrived in Santa Cruz a year ago as a freshman from San Francisco, my world felt fairly small. Like most first-year ...

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday pushed back a discussion on extending term limits for elected officials. The proposal ...