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

The aim was to create a practical, everyday pickup that caters to first-time buyers and those who need light-duty capability, ...

Homestead-Miami Speedway will once again host Fast Lane Friday across 11 total events at the speedway this year. Fans will have their first opportunity to participate in this legal drag racing event ...

O nce upon a time, pickup trucks were simple utility devices commonly found on farms and in commercial settings where the ...

This year, UC Santa Cruz researchers are advancing cutting-edge projects that tackle critical issues such as antiracist education, environmental resilience, and the intersections of identity and power ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sparred over a California executive order barring predatory real estate offers amid recent wildfires. “Today, I signed an executive order ...

Santa Barbara police and Harbor Patrol staff responded to the scene at 7 a.m., Sgt. Bryan Kerr said. They moved the body from the surf line onto the sand, and determined the person was deceased ...

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Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Tuesday. The body was reported to police at about 7 a.m. Santa Barbara Police and ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Newly released body camera video shows what led up to a deadly officer-involved shooting in Santa Fe and how one of the police K-9s attacked an officer. The incident ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The body of a still unidentified man was recovered Tuesday morning on the beach area between Shoreline Park and Leadbetter Beach. According to the Santa Barbara Police ...