Across 15 California counties that conducted consecutive counts in 2024 and 2025, all but two reported declines in their ...

California needs to require hospitals and community organizations, among others, standardize, protect and exchange patient ...

California Highway Patrol says a major injury crash is forcing traffic delays on Thursday evening. A crash was reported ...

When it comes to clearing homeless encampments, California cities are governed by a patchwork of very different policies.

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:27 p.m. in Santa Cruz County, California. Lon Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the ...

Seven high school football teams will compete in the 2025 Santa Cruz County Jamboree at Harbor High on Saturday evening. Each ...

Around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, including things to do all over, with Lookout correspondent Wallace Baine.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office has apprehended a 36-year-old man in connection with a series of fires that were ...

Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to ...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office will occupy a new substation along the county’s northern coast, following a vote by the county Board of Supervisors ...

Phones are down and test scores are up as students across Santa Barbara County return to school. The school year started Wednesday for the Santa Barbara ...

Learn about the recent declines in homelessness across California and the debate over credit, funding cuts, and sustainable solutions.