Santa Cruz braces for atmospheric river deluge
Residents in Santa Cruz and surrounding mountains are in the bullseye of the next storm barreling in and they know it. Len Ramirez reports. (2-2-24)
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Residents in Santa Cruz and surrounding mountains are in the bullseye of the next storm barreling in and they know it. Len Ramirez reports. (2-2-24)
The most potent storm to pass through the greater Bay Area during a wet weekend dumped rain across the region overnight, with flooding reported in Guerneville and Santa Cruz.
Team coverage of the heavy rain from Sunday night's storm causing flooding in the North Bay and Santa Cruz.
Mary Lee reports on how streets and an apartment complex in a Santa Cruz neighborhood were flooded by an overflowing creek.
Team coverage of the storm impacts in the North Bay and Santa Cruz.
A beach hazards advisory will be in effect Friday into early Saturday in the Pacific coastal areas due to beach and marine conditions, the National Weather Service said.
In Santa Cruz County, the bomb squad had to be called in after an inactive bomb washed ashore at a Pajaro Dunes beach this past weekend.
The remnants of the drenching storm that soaked the greater Bay Area Friday night continued to bring scattered showers to the region Saturday morning, while high surf in Santa Cruz County triggered some evacuation warnings.
Santa Cruz County officials lifted evacuation warnings for several communities Thursday afternoon after costal areas were pounded by high surf and flooding earlier in the day.
Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of the coast, as the latest storm to strike the Bay Area brings dangerous waves and flooding. Ryan Yamamoto and Jessica Burch report. (12/28/23)
Officials at UC Santa Cruz confirmed Wednesday morning that a bus crash Tuesday evening injured five students and a university worker, leaving two in critical condition.
A man in his 30s died Friday after a physical altercation turned fatal, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday finalized an updated housing element, a component of the county's general plan that quantifies and strategizes how to provide adequate housing for all residents in unincorporated areas of the county.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced that a 5-year-old had died after deputies said he was stabbed by his twin brother during a dispute on Wednesday.
Multiple natural disasters in recent years have caused widespread damage to Santa Cruz County roads, but the biggest threat could be deferred maintenance that is projected to escalate in coming years.
Santa Cruz County employees will have ongoing guidance for the use of artificial intelligence on the job thanks to a new policy adopted by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
A tiny number of the fish that used to fill West Coast rivers are still running in the creeks. In Santa Cruz County, an effort to turn the tide of declining salmon populations appears to be paying off.
Los Angeles-based heavy rock outfit All Souls returns to the Bay Area to play shows in Petaluma, Albany and San Francisco this weekend.
A car went off state Highway 1 near Scott Creek Bridge and plunged over a 300-foot cliff Friday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
State and federal wildlife officials are trying to capture a brazen young sea otter that has been harassing surfers and kayakers around Santa Cruz for more than two weeks.
Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers off the coast of Santa Cruz.
A 35-year-old woman who died in early June has been confirmed as Santa Cruz County's first death related to xylazine use, according to county health officials.
The annual study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition -- which compares an area's minimum wage to the average cost of renting an apartment -- found that Santa Cruz County was one of the least affordable places in the state and country.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors at a meeting Tuesday unanimously approved plans for funding more robust mental health services in the county.
Kelsi Thorud reports on partnership between two Santa Cruz companies hoping to lighten their ecological impact (6-27-2023)
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With the South Bay community still reeling from the brazen shooting at Valley Fair Mall last week, the city of San Jose sponsored a gun buyback event Saturday morning.
A suspect in an armed robbery at a Fairfield mini mart was arrested after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle into Napa County on Saturday, authorities said.
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The mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in Monterey County in 1994 has pleaded guilty to her son's death, prosecutors said.
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Kiara Manion opened Bloom with her husband during the COVID-19 pandemic, building a following around breakfast classics such as chicken and waffles. The restaurant has also become a go-to gathering place on San Francisco 49ers game days.
Two people suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 in items from a construction site in Napa County were arrested following dual pursuits early Thursday, police said.
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