Several northbound lanes of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz mountains were closed for hours after a big rig caught on fire.

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

The CZU inferno destroyed about 700 homes in Santa Cruz County. Of those, 127 residences have been rebuilt and another 134 are under construction, according to the county.

First discovered: 5:33 p.m. Jan. 25 A new wildfire was reported today at 5:33 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Bear Fire has been ...

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

To me, that’s the biggest threat — the wind,” a National Weather Service meteorologist told the Sentinel. “This is when ...

Read more on our AI policy here. It has been burning on private land for three hours. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.

The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for Pima and Santa Cruz counties through 7 p.m. Saturday.

The battery fire at Moss Landing requires a complete, independent investigation, writes state Sen. John Laird, and the public deserves to know how the fire started, how future fires can be prevented ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors received a report by Vistra Energy outlining the response and recovery efforts on ...