On the road, the XP Kinetic is just as capable. It's rated for a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h), but the lack of a windscreen and the resulting threat of frostbite kept me from that speed. Still, even ...

Santa Cruz METRO has problems. The county-wide bus system rolled out a well-publicized service increase that included hiring almost 100 new employees. The expanded service initiative was supposed to ...

Highway 1 between Santa Cruz and Watsonville is undergoing a fundamental change with a new hybrid auxiliary lane/bus on shoulder approach. Whether it helps to lighten traffic congestion is uncertain, ...

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Once again, the cold winter temperatures have descended upon Santa Cruz County. Residents might already be used to bundling ...

How are local governments in Santa Cruz County preparing for an estimated sea-level rise of up to 7 feet by 2100?

Last Friday, an undercover deputy allegedly spoke to Picco on the phone about buying a half-pound of methamphetamine and an ounce of fentanyl. Investigators said he offered to deliver the meth and ...

"It's only a matter of time until the Santa Cruz Mountains will be regarded as one of planet earth's best regions for growing wine grapes." ...

The Santa Cruz Mountain range has long been a region for growing Burgundy grape varieties but fell off the radar in recent ... viewers that Paul Masson would “sell no wine before its time.” ...

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PITTSBURG — A man who died Thursday morning after the SUV he was in crashed off Highway 4 and onto the ... eastbound on Highway 4 west of Bailey Road when the SUV went across traffic lanes ...