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Scotts Valley Mayor Derek Timm considers himself part of a growing group in Santa Cruz County’s northernmost city that wants to see more affordable housing built. In August, local developer and architecture firm Workbench, with its New York-based partner CRP Affordable Housing, broke ground on the first 100%...

(KRON) — An 80-year-old woman from Felton was killed in a head-on-crash on Highway 9 in the Ben Lomond area of Santa Cruz County Saturday. The victim was driving northbound in a red, 1967 Volkswagen Beetle when the bug collided head-on with a silver 2006 Toyota Sequoia headed in the opposite direction, according to...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took the first step toward banning the recreational sale of nitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas” or “whippets,” in unincorporated areas of the county. Supervisors voted to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would...

The earthquake occurred on the Hayward Fault. Its magnitude was revised downward from a 4.6 to a 4.3. A sharp jolt was widely felt.

OAKLAND, Calif. - For more than two decades, the Bay Area Youth EMT program has trained hundreds of young people for careers in emergency medicine and firefighting. "Basically, our mission is to create civic-minded citizens through the vehicle of providing them with free education to become either EMTs or...

What started as a simple find soon became a rescue that would change lives. A sweet little feline family was discovered, all curled up together, unsure of what lay ahead. The compassionate people who found them wasted no time in contacting Laura Malone, director of Mini Cat Town in San Jose, California.

Residents in seven Bay Area counties will soon have $2.3 million in medical debt erased, thanks to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga. The church is taking part in an eight-week fundraiser in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which most notably partnered with Jon Oliver of Last Week Tonight in...

The Bay Area will sizzle through early week heat before a midweek system brings the chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Lisa Zarodney has spent 25 years caring for children in her single-story home in Livermore. There’s no sign on the front door or even a name for her business. Her work is hidden from view. But inside, she’s juggling a lot. On a recent visit, Zarodney rocked a...

The Bay Area of California was shaken by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake overnight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck just before 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, and set off phone alerts, the Geological Survey said . The epicenter was located less than two miles east of Berkeley, and the earthquake was...