Stepping off the path, I arrived at a small pond beneath a copse of trees, where I spotted one large male perched on the bank ...

Sailing roundtrip from Baltra, the experience was “out of this world, life-changing and all the superlatives you can imagine.

El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island) is ranked #5 out of 12 things to do in Galapagos Islands. See pictures and our review of El Chato Tortoise Reserve (Santa Cruz Island).

A global research university, UC Santa Cruz is part of the world’s most celebrated system of public higher education, and stands among the leading institutions of higher learning. The campus rests ...

Santa Cruz’s Kaikora Nauenberg took third place in the Girls U16 final at the 2025 USA Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Friday.

CAL FIRE reports that a portion of a road in the Santa Cruz Mountains is closed after a semi-truck jackknifed on Thursday.

The Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania is the kind of summer road trip destination that feels far from everyday life-yet it’s remarkably close to home.

Santa Cruz’s iconic Cocoanut Grove rebrands as “The Grove,” to reflect its shift from mainly ballroom to primarily a conference and event center, sparking a backlash among some locals upset at the ...

A former UC Santa Cruz student has been arrested for allegedly recording people in campus housing and stealing their belongings, leading to relief among students but ongoing concerns about safety.

Independence Day is a big deal all across Santa Cruz County, even though there will be no fireworks shows in the county this year. There are, however, parades and other celebrations in Scotts Valley, ...

Santa Clarita residents are invited to enjoy three different fireworks shows this Fourth of July. This Fourth of July, three different professionally held fireworks shows are set to take place for ...

On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They're shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive ...