A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday morning on allegations of sexual abuse of a minor at a Watsonville daycare facility.

A sale of the historic Bayview Hotel in Aptos Village, once thought to be on the glide path to success, has fallen through ...

Nancy Miller Gomez is the county’s new poet laureate for 2025-26, having officially been announced to the position at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors’ Jan. 28 meeting.

The weekend will be quiet with sunshine and daytime highs will be a bit warmer. Expect a few more clouds around Sunday into ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Cruz County to assist in recovering from the December 2024 ...

Thursday's storm gave way to large waves along the Santa Cruz coast, triggering a coastal infrastructure closure that shut down everything from beaches to the Santa Cruz Wharf.

On Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office lifted evacuation warnings for all parts of the county. Evacuation warnings ...

A senior speed dating event in Live Oak drew about 40 people the day before Valentine's Day. Grey Bears hosts the event ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout's BOLO events calendar.