As temperatures drop below 38 degrees, Santa Cruz County is opening severe weather shelters to provide warmth and safety for the homeless community.

Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have taken measures to help shelter unhoused people throughout their respective counties.

A failed transformer switch near Santa Cruz Elementary knocked out power to more than 1,500 Tortosa customers before ED3 crews restored service.

The county is falling under a cold weather advisory, which means that temperatures could drop as low as 34 degrees. Forecasters predict a low of 42 degrees in the city of Santa Cruz Thursday night.

As February rains continue and severe weather advisories are issued across Santa Cruz County, local waterways are swelling from rainfall.

As temperatures plunge into the 30s come nightfall, Santa Cruz County has approved overnight severe weather shelters for homeless people ...

Forecasts for dangerously low overnight temperatures around the Bay Area have prompted officials in Marin, Sonoma and Santa Cruz counties to open or expand severe weather shelters.

From atmospheric rivers in the West to tornado aftermath in the South, holiday travel is facing severe disruption today. Here ...

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Eight backcountry skiers were killed in the deadliest avalanche in state history Tuesday in the Sierra Nevada near Truckee, ...

American surfer Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in an apparent robbery at his apartment in Cahuita, a Caribbean coastal town in Costa Rica, on Saturday. He was ...

A boat capsized while sailing through massive waves off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. A group of surfers helped rescue ...