The fire will occur on land owned by the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, and easement properties. The exact dates the burns occur will depend on weather conditions. The burns are expected to take ...

Several northbound lanes of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz mountains were closed for hours after a big rig caught on fire.

CAL FIRE says that a structure fire was reported in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is currently burning near 1300 Ice Cream Grade. CAL FIRE says the structure is fully involved and was reported at 2 ...

For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in ...

construction is complete on nearly 60% of parcels ravaged by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire and 44% of those torched by the Glass Fire. Meanwhile, as many Santa Cruz Mountains residents struggle to ...

Experts say homeowners in fire-prone areas are increasingly carrying policies that may not cover the full cost of rebuilding.

Santa Cruz County assistant geologist Jessica deGrassi can see the danger here is far from over. “We believed the fire was the most devastating event these mountains had ever faced,” deGrassi ...

As Southern California recovers from last month’s devastating wildfires, heavy rains Thursday resulted in pockets of flooding ...

The Warrenella Fire, which started in the San Vicente Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Aug. 16, burned through shrubs and trees and was fueled by a weed understory. It later merged with the ...

In addition, people burned out of the Santa Cruz Mountains — or trying to escape the threat of fire there — moved into the city of Santa Cruz, stressing the city’s housing market and ...