"Results indicate that metal levels detected in Santa Cruz County are significantly lower than samples collected in Monterey ...

The county says that the Agricultural Commissioner in collaboration with Santa Cruz County Environmental Health received data ...

Public school district enrollment has dropped in Santa Cruz County, mirroring statewide trends. The decreases pose challenges for districts.

Months after it passed resolutions in support of local immigrant and LGBTQ communities, the County Board of Supervisors will consider steps to back up the largely symbolic gestures with ...

Santa Cruz County officials report no elevated public health risks following the Moss Landing battery plant fire.

Adrian Gonzalez kidnapped, raped and killed an 8-year-old girl in 2015. He has remained in the juvenile justice system since ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout's BOLO events calendar.

Adrian Gonzalez kidnapped, raped and killed an 8-year-old girl in 2015. He has remained in the juvenile justice system since ...

Twelve jurors reached a verdict Wednesday deciding the fate of a man who murdered 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in ...

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The jury found that Adrian Gonzalez -- who kidnapped, raped, and murdered 8-year-old Madyson "Maddy" Middleton in Santa Cruz in July 2015 -- would pose a danger if released, the Santa Cruz County ...