Fire victims’ experiences, and damning grand jury findings, depict a county government unprepared to meet the needs of ...

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.

I’ve written about fires once or twice and so hesitate to repeat myself or others. But fires aren’t letting up. They’ll keep repeating themselves. I remember the dismay I felt when reading about ...

Gavin Newsom and EPA Administrator Michael Regan listen to Chris Spohrer, superintendent for state parks’ Santa Cruz district, discuss on Aug. 17, 2021 how the CZU August Lightning Complex fire ...

When it comes to disaster preparedness, Santa Cruz County is employing not only a recently established Office of Response, ...

Bryan Largay, director of San Lorenzo Valley Water District, explains his support for Monica Martinez as a candidate for District 5 Santa Cruz County supervisor. Steven Young, a CZU fire victim, ...

Palo Alto's elected leaders planted the seeds on Saturday for what promises to be a busy and, in some ways, unpredictable year by choosing its priorities for 2025, with housing, retail, climate action ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors met to discuss potential toxin spread from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with residents ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors met Tuesday to address concerns about potential toxin spread from the recent Moss Landing battery plant fire. Residents expressed worry and anger over the incident.

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