Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Santa Cruz police need the public's help in identifying two people who were seen seemingly taking a wharf plaque. Police said the images of the two alleged culprits were emailed to them through ...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff says he has pulled his deputies out of a program where they worked with Border Patrol.

A 47-year-old man was arrested over the weekend in Capitola after attempting to evade law enforcement while riding an ...

The sheriff of Santa Cruz County — along the U.S.-Mexico border — says his office will no longer participate in Operation ...

A Santa Cruz organization is helping immigrants at risk of deportation in response to new aggressive immigration policies.

The Harbor Patrol provides both landside and waterside services within the boundaries of the Santa Cruz Harbor and responds ...

Police said it happened near Yosemite Boulevard and N Santa Cruz Avenue. The stabbing was reported around 6:30 p.m. The stabbing victim's condition is unknown at this time. Suspect information is ...

The Santa Cruz CHP announced Sunday that they are still seeking an explanation surrounding a death in Santa Cruz.

In a shocking public event, a local activist set fire to himself in downtown Santa Cruz, just hours after both the second ...