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A House Judiciary subcommittee met Thursday to discuss fires in California and whether the state’s forest and land management ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

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Read about what Santa Cruz County health officials want you to know about bird flu in the county and how to keep safe.

Twelve jurors will soon decide the fate of Adrian Jerry “AJ” Gonzalez. When he was 15 years old, Gonzalez sexually assaulted ...

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has announced the results of the 2025 Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee, which took ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the ...