Fire victims’ experiences, and damning grand jury findings, depict a county government unprepared to meet the needs of ...

A drone view of Tina Cortinas’ home on Cypress Tree Lane in Boulder Creek, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Only 140 of the 697 homes burned in Santa Cruz County have been rebuilt so far ...

See more coverage of top Central Coast stories here | Download our app | Download Very Local BOULDER CREEK, Calif. — A quilting group in the Santa Cruz Mountains is pitching in to support ...

A body was found in "hard-to-reach terrain" requiring first responders to rappel, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said.

Flood warnings and advisories have been issued for various areas on the Central Coast. The National Weather Service also predicts dangerous waves and significant wind gusts affecting the Central Coast ...

Antonia ‘Toni’ Hochstetler – Eaton passed peacefully in her beloved mountain home of 30 years in Boulder Creek. She was a 40-year resident of Santa Cruz County. The daughter of retired Air ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Paleontology, the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants, is just one of many subjects Nicholson’s ...