The Santa Cruz Police Department is offering free gun locks and safety brochures to firearm owners to help promote safe storage and prevent guns from ending up in the wrong hands.

SANTA CRUZ >> The most recent spate of school campus gun violence helped spur Richelle Noroyan to action on a idea gathering dust on her to-do list for the past year.A constituent approached the ...

SANTA CRUZ — For the first time in nearly four years, new local gun legislation soon may be on the docket for the city. ... in a locked container or disabled with a gun lock, ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The push for gun control has dominated the national political arena since a tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut left 20 young children dead ...

Senior Pa' kalani Vaka-Saxton had six goals and one steal, and Santa Cruz High's boys water polo team beat Soquel 13-10 to lock up the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League title on Thursday.

PIX Now 08:04. SALINAS (BCN/CBS SF) -- A 22-year-old Santa Cruz police officer allegedly killed another man with an accidental discharge of his personal firearm while preparing to clean it in ...

Santa Rosa police said Friday afternoon that a 15-year-old suspect reportedly seen with a gun on the Santa Rosa High School campus is in custody.

An off-duty Santa Cruz police officer has been accused of accidentally shooting and killing a 20-year-old man Friday evening, Salinas police announced Tuesday.

When Caspar Corbeau visits Santa Cruz — the swimmer’s birthplace and where “95% of my mom’s family lives” — he doesn’t usually go in the ocean.

Santa Cruz County residents can sell their unwanted firearms as part of a gun buyback sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Law Enforcement Chief’s Association. The association will offer $50 for rifles ...