Sam Mauhay-Moore is a National Parks reporter for SFGATE. He grew up in Long Beach and studied journalism and ethnic studies ...

At its meeting Thursday evening in the council chambers at Santa Cruz City Hall, the city’s Planning Commission will consider approving a new ride at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and an appeal ...

The Santa Cruz Planning Commission is set to discuss permits for a new ride coming to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk at their ...

Aptos High sophomore Scarlett Stateler playfully flexed for a photographer while standing atop the podium with one of her ...

After running dry, the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona is coming back to life. But restoration still faces challenges.

Students at UC Santa Cruz are protesting a university plan to relocate families to a new housing complex with a 30% rent increase.Aaron Chang, whose wife is a graduate student, expressed concern ...

THE DAY BOTH MEN WERE MURDERED.. A MONTH AFTER TWO BOULDER CREEK MEN WERE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN THE BACK OF THIS PICKUP TRUCK, IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.. CHP INVESTIGATORS ANNOUNCED THEY ...

Plans are underway to bring a new gravity-defying ride to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Kris Reyes, spokesperson for the boardwalk, showed us renderings of what Vertigo 360 would be like. "It's a ...

The angles and lines from multiple rides, including the Sea Swings and the Giant Dipper, converge in this view of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. According to the official website, “The Boardwalk’s ...

LOS GATOS — Investigators have apprehended a Boulder Creek man suspected of killing the two men that were found last month in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

It began with 3 people stranded near 155th and Webco, the 4-wheelers they were riding were stuck on a sandbar according to officials. Another group of 12 people riding similar 4-wheelers got ...

City Councilor Lee Garcia started his Tuesday morning by calling 911 at 4:30 after someone drove their car into a retaining wall adjacent to his family's home on Santa Fe's south side. The driver ...