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'Kept getting pulled': Boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue

  • Aug 5
CAL STATE PARKS

Santa Cruz lifeguard describes dramatic rescue of young boy: video

  • Aug 2
Scott Vander Dussen, Santa Cruz Now

Father of boy in Santa Cruz surf rescue: 'My son told me he drowned'

  • Jul 30

Trump invites CA teen to White House after rescue caught on camera

  • Jul 29

3rd party site tacks on fees for DMV services; DMV gets a cut

  • Jul 29

2 CA college students die after being swept into the ocean

  • Jun 16

2 surfers missing off coast in California: US Coast Guard

  • Feb 8

Cause of death for swimmer found in Santa Cruz Co. revealed by coroner

  • Jan 9

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Utah woman last seen several weeks ago in Santa Cruz Co. found safe, authorities say

A Utah woman who was last seen several weeks ago in Santa Cruz County has been found safe and uninjured, according to authorities.

  • Nov 23, 2025
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Santa Cruz Co. officials looking for Utah woman missing from beach bonfire, foul play possible

A search is on in Santa Cruz County for 35-year-old Danielle Staley of Utah, who was last seen at a bonfire on November 6 in Aptos, and her belongings were found on the beach. Detectives say she may be at risk, and foul play may be involved.

  • Nov 13, 2025
KGO-TV

'Amazing': Monarch butterflies return in huge numbers to California after almost vanishing last year

After almost disappearing from overwintering sites in California last year, monarch butterflies are back this year in huge numbers, but environmentalists caution they are still endangered.

  • Dec 7, 2021

Is there a better way to police? One California city may have found the answer

Instead of hiring more armed officers to fight crime, Santa Cruz is relying on unarmed officers to take a different approach to cut down on criminal activity.

  • Jul 15, 2021

UC Santa Cruz graduate awarded Rhodes Scholarship in most diverse recipient pool in history

CONGRATULATIONS! Garima Desai of Fremont has become the first-ever UC Santa Cruz graduate awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

  • Nov 23, 2020