The free event happens June 7 at the Mission Plaza Park near Mission Santa Cruz. The Capitola Art & Wine Festival brings the crowds to the Capitola Esplanade. The two-day free festival happens Sept.

That is especially true in Santa Cruz County, which has an abundance of trails of varying levels, which means it is quite common to see people riding bikes just about everywhere. Bike Santa Cruz ...

In places like Menorca, last July, around 250 protestors impeded the tourist access gate to the picture-postcard Cala Turqueta beach, found on the island’s southern coast, in a "surprise action".

Cal Fire CZU said rescue crews in Santa Cruz County saved several people who could not get back to shore on Monday. Around 2:17 p.m., first responders in Santa Cruz County were notified about ...

We’re a digital local newspaper, but we are a part of the physical community every day, and there’s a lot happening in Santa Cruz County. Here’s the sampling of upcoming events hosted by Lookout and ...

LOS GATOS — Santa Clara County authorities have shared the identities and causes of death of the two men that were found last week in an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

SANTA CRUZ — When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots ...

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz. In May 1976, Karen Percifield, 25, was in ...

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation, established by Silicon Valley luminaries including the tech icons behind Google and Facebook, named UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Rebecca Jensen-Clem and former ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is excited to announce its annual Easter Feast, taking place on Thursday, ...