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

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

CAL FIRE says that multiple fires are being reported in south Santa Cruz County. Forward progress ... To see the full ...

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

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:55 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. White Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its ...

Quin Ulrich, a UC Santa Cruz student, is in disbelief. He returned to school after winter break only to learn that wildfires in LA County had destroyed his hometown of Altadena. Quin Ulrich, a UC ...

SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County fire crews are lending support to colleagues in Southern California as they battle what experts are already calling one of the costliest disasters in United States ...

Map of CZU Fire While it was triggered by heavy rainfall ... which had destroyed almost 1,500 buildings in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties just a year earlier. The flames, which came within ...

(START WITH NAT SOUND FROM BEST VIDEO CLIP#YOUCUTÑ A FIRE BROKE OUT AT A FAMILY STUDENT HOUSING COMMUNITY IN U-C SANTA CRUZ. IT HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND 9 P-M. "WE WERE ABOUT TO GO TO BED AND ...