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

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 ...

The trial for one of the four men allegedly responsible for the murder of a Santa Cruz County tech entrepreneur back in the fall of 2019 started on Tuesday. Stephen Lindsay is accused of the home ...

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 ...

It’s Saturday afternoon and downtown Santa Cruz is wildly alive. Crosswalks and sidewalks are teeming with folks carrying bags filled with retail goodies. A line spills out of the ice cream shop.