A man convicted for two murders in Santa Cruz County in 1976 has now been linked to another murder from that year almost 50 years later.

Logjam!, the world’s longest running vintage longboard event, is back. The surf contest will be at Pleasure Point Beach in Santa Cruz on April 26 and 27 this year. Hosted by Big Stick Surfing ...

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

Retail cannabis dispensaries operating in Santa Cruz County’s unincorporated communities such as Aptos, Felton and Pleasure Point can now open up smoking and consumption lounges after a tense 3-2 vote ...

A notorious California killer has been named as a suspect in the 1976 murder of a woman in Aptos, the small seaside town bordering Santa Cruz.

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Authorities in Santa Cruz County have identified a man who was a person of interest in a 1976 homicide near Aptos Village Park as the suspect in that murder. The information on the case was ...

Advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy leads to the ID of a suspect in the 1976 murder of 25-year-old Karen Percifield in Aptos, Calif.

SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting Thursday evening, the city of Santa Cruz Planning Commission will consider recommending that the Santa Cruz City Council certify the final environmental impact report ...