Santa Cruz area residents seemingly cannot stop posting positive adjectives about the unexpected wave of butterflies flooding ...

Coming up: Memorial Day Ceremony - America: Their Sacrifice, Our Freedom on the Santa Cruz Patch calendar ...

Approving Proposition 4 would authorize $10 billion in debt to spend on environmental and climate projects, with the biggest chunk, $1.9 billion, for drinking water improvements. The bond prioritizes ...

Winemakers around the world are grappling with climate change. Grapes that once thrived in stable conditions are now showing ...

More than 1,600 Santa Cruz County residents were out of power on Monday afternoon due to strong winds that brought down tree ...

As rising temperatures threaten traditional grapes, California vintners experiment with resilient new varieties to protect ...

California State Parks, in partnership with Cal Fire, is planning to conduct prescribed burns in the sandhills area of Henry ...

California State Parks, in partnership with Cal Fire, plans to conduct a prescribed burn next week at the Sandhills area of ...

How to get help with rent and other bills in Santa Cruz County, including energy and utility bills and low-income internet access ...

Nine of the 20 most destructive fires occurred in the last five years, and all but two occurred in the 21st century. The most destructive fire on record was also the deadliest: the Camp Fire in 2018, ...