Tonje Switzer (right) received the Green Heart award in October, an honor named for Mountain Community Resources’ late founder, Mary Hammer. UC Santa Cruz alumna and Executive Director of the Santa ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) – A Santa Cruz Fire Ground Commander battling the CZU Lightning Complex Fire was robbed by looters over the weekend, according to Cal Fire. When the firefighter returned to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California’s oldest state park has expanded, as part of a restorative effort after a 2020 fire ravaged the park, state park ...

CAL FIRE CZU is responding to a fully involved structure fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Forward progress of the fire burning on Sage Lane has been stopped after it spread to nearby vegetation, ...