In a release shared Thursday, the county Sheriff’s Office said phone scammers impersonating sheriff’s deputies have contacted ...

Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, ...

California Highway Patrol says they found puppies inside a vehicle of a DUI driver Friday morning. Around 3 a.m., officers ...

A possible shake-up could be coming to fire services in Santa Cruz County. Local agencies are exploring ways to consolidate resources and now, a new agreement could move that plan forward.

The city of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley Fire District and Central Fire District announced Thursday that they are partnering to ...

To help make the air above Santa Cruz County just a little bit cleaner this Earth Day, one local agency is stepping up its ...

Island Packers boats recently spotted a large group of humpback whales feeding off the Ventura coast. Here's what happened.

Bud Colligan refutes a recent Lookout op-ed on the facts behind the rail-trail debate. Bottom line, Colligan says, the train is too costly and infeasible. “At some point, FORT and the RTC must take ...

Assemblymember Gail Pellerin and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Cruz County came together on Wednesday for a press conference regarding Child Abuse Prevention Month.

The numbers don’t lie, but they also don’t tell the full story. Nobody knows this better than Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray, hailed by his colleagues as a data whiz at a Wednesday ...

In today's newscast, overnight lane and ramp closures on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County mark progress toward completion of a ...