We've assembled some of our most-read stories and opinion pieces of 2024. Consider this your year-end highlight reel of the moments that defined our community.

A bench memorializing David at the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf was swept away when high swells caused the end of the pier to ...

Our gardens often have evergreen and deciduous plants at this time of the year. This distinction results from evolution, ...

Kevin Ko reports on the continuing clean-up from Monday's destructive high surf with another storm on the way.

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The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Fentanyl Crisis Response Team allied with other agencies to investigate alleged ...

Two lifeguards sprang into action and rescued the two victims who were stranded on the floating remnants of the Santa Cruz Wharf. On Thursday, people from across the Bay Area came to get a look at the ...

Experts race to prevent additional wreckage by hauling out submerged boats, broken pilings, shattered piers and other debris.

After a break on Wednesday, the weather pattern becomes more active with rain chances for the next four days.AIR QUALITY: ...

New research by an anthropology professor at UC Santa Cruz and other experts revealed a startling twist on the human ...

(NAT POP "OOH MY GOD.. GO GRAB THE STUFF) THE CHAOTIC MOMENTS MONDAY AFTERNOON.. AFTER A 150 FOOT SECTION OF THE SANTA CRUZ WHARF COLLAPSED INTO THE OCEAN.. TAKING THREE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DOWN WITH ...

Days after heavy surf killed at least one man and damaged the Santa Cruz Wharf, large breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet ...