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Marine scientist and artist Ethan Estess gets packages from people all over the country with waste pulled from the oceans that he then turns into art. The goal of his work is not just to clean up garbage and create art — but to draw attention to policies creating the waste. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe brings his Family Geography Project...

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Cyril Derreumaux’s rescue cost taxpayers more than $42,000.

Santa Cruz police recovered nine vintage guitars that were stolen nearly a year ago in a $2 million heist.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the kayaker who was attempting to make a solo voyage to Hawaii early Sunday morning about 70 miles west of Santa Cruz, officials stated in a release.

A 21-year-old California man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a neighbor girl in 2015 was sentenced as a juvenile Tuesday and could be released in as early as four years.

A 21-year-old California man has pleaded guilty under juvenile justice terms to the murder of a neighbor girl in 2015

Since 2014, scientists began noting an usual warming of the ocean waters along the Bay Area coast. They attribute it to a changing climate. It’s led to the discovery of some unusual behavior among sharks.

Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation is going public through a SPAC merger that values the electric flying taxi start-up at $6.6 billion.

Ross takes us surfing in one of his favorite spots in Santa Cruz, and give us a bit of a history lesson with a tour of the Santa Cruz Surf Museum.

A driver who led authorities on a 100-mph chase drove off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a town north of Santa Cruz, California, law enforcement officials said.

An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff’s deputy was charged Tuesday with murdering a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland during a night of a sometimes violent protest last month.

The Santa Cruz Police Department shared photos on social media platforms Saturday that brought emotions to residents across and outside California’s Bay Area.

Tragedy struck the Santa Cruz area in 2015 when 8-year-old Maddy Middleton was allegedly killed by a teenage boy. Now, her ashes have been stolen.

A surfer was killed in a shark attack off a Santa Cruz beach, state park officials said Saturday.

Santa Cruz County officials have reopened some beaches, parks and trails.

UC Santa Cruz & Arboretum puts the fast-of-wing focus on the fluttery favorites.

A Santa Cruz gathering will highlight all sorts of information about these powerful beasties and their fascinating worlds.

Chowder specialists, both of the amateur and pro varieties, will bring the heat (and flavor) to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas.