At its meeting Tuesday the Santa Cruz City Council will vote on a second reading of an ordinance regarding acceptable noise ...

A pound of fentanyl has the potential to kill at least 226,796 people. Just 2 milligrams is considered a lethal amount ...

The former NFL star is expected to be freed after being processed at Corcoran State Prison; his 2020 rape conviction was ...

Many of the state’s largest school districts have contracts that expire June 30. The California Teachers Association is ...

Subodh Shourie took this beautiful sunset photo on Jan. 29 in Santa Cruz. Thank you for sharing your photo with Patch readers. Also See: If you have an awesome photo of nature, breathtaking scenery, ...

Travel Host Tabitha Lipkin follows along with researchers working in Antarctica to learn more about whales with the help of an expedition cruise company looking to put science and sustainability first ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species ...

Santa Cruz County officials say the worst rain hit Tuesday evening, but crews were well-prepared. Crews have been working to ...

An international team of researchers introduces a promising new initiative in marine conservation, dubbed 'Marine Prosperity Areas.' This science-informed effort goes beyond protecting marine life -- ...

Gordon moved to Santa Cruz in 1977 as his father, Richard Gordon, became a professor of politics at UC Santa Cruz. The family ...

Using U.S. Census Bureau data from 2018 to 2022, UC Santa Cruz researchers published a report detailing the challenges and ...