Santa Cruz County

A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.

A rare ice-age era fossil washed up on a Santa Cruz County beach. Raj Mathai speaks with Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History executive director Felicia Van Stolk and paleontologist Wayne Thompson on this.

A 29-year-old man driving on state Highway 1 was killed when his car went over a cliff and tumbled into the Pacific Ocean near Davenport, in Santa Cruz County, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.

A 29-year-old man driving on state Highway 1 was killed when his car went over a cliff and tumbled into the Pacific Ocean near Davenport, in Santa Cruz County, the California Highway Patrol said Friday.

The family of 16-year-old Emma Lace Price of Santa Cruz have reached a partial settle in their wrongful death lawsuit against the man their daughter was with when she died and his parents.

The family of a teenage girl who died of a fentanyl overdose has reached a settlement with some of the people accused in her death. Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen has the latest in the tragic case out of Santa Cruz County.

Authorities in Santa Cruz County are searching for information after an injured and underweight puppy was found stuffed in a plastic trash bag on the side of a road.

Some customers of Scotts Valley Water experienced water outages and low water pressure Saturday. Police have not given an estimate for when service will return to normal.

Crews worked around the clock Friday to repair the main road to a neighborhood in Soquel that was washed out by the storm. Stephanie Magallon reports.

The storm cut off an entire neighborhood in the coastal town of Soquel Friday as the main road in and out of the area was washed away. Robert Handa explains.

Roughly 40 homes in the Santa Cruz County community of Soquel were without water service Friday after storm runoff and debris washed out a road and water main, according to the local water district.

An atmospheric river storm arrived in the Bay Area, bringing heavy rain, high winds and the potential for widespread flooding. Vianey Arana, Pete Suratos, Mike Inouye and Kris Sanchez report.

Families in Santa Cruz County were heading to higher ground Thursday night as heavy rain prompted evacuation warnings.

With evacuation warnings in effect in the Santa Cruz Mountains, some families have headed to higher grounds. Stephanie Magallon reports.

Anticipating possible evacuations as a result of potential flooding due to Thursday night’s atmospheric river storm that is pummeling northern California, the Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center has opened an additional shelter location to protect residents from the impact of the storm. 

The looming storm has families preparing for flooding and at least one family in Santa Cruz County is getting to abandon its home. 

The looming storm has families preparing for flooding and at least one family in Santa Cruz County is getting to abandon its home. Stephanie Magallon reports. . 

With all the snow blanketing the Bay Area hills, the rarity may catch travelers off guard. Cinthia Pimentel has some tips.

Santa Cruz County officials are asking residents Friday to cancel all travel plans except in cases of emergency because of a winter storm that is impacting many major roads around the county.

A winter storm brought rain, wind and snow early Friday, causing hazardous driving conditions and potential flooding across the Bay Area. Kari Hall, Vianey Arana, Kris Sanchez and Bob Redell report.