Labor Day is just around the corner. If you’re looking to spend a beautiful Monday outdoors without facing the traffic to ...

It’s been half a decade since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire devastated Big Basin State Park. The fire forced park officials ...

For decades, the scenic oceanfront landscape along Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz — with its coastal bluffs, rugged beaches, ...

Temperatures could reach the 90s to low 100s by Thursday and Friday. Areas closer to the coast, including Monterey and the ...

The National Weather Service warns of "the most significant heat wave of the summer season" in parts of California. Elevated fire danger is predicted from heat and thunderstorms.

Easy, moderate and hard Santa Barbara hikes that offer beautiful views and peaceful escapes: Arroyo Burro Beach Loop, Cold ...

In Santa Cruz, where the redwoods meet the Pacific and breakfast is practically a religious experience, Zachary’s Restaurant stands as a temple to the most important meal of the day – particularly if ...

To a large degree, the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains have survived and are thriving in the wake of 2020's CZU ...

Avid biker Dan Arias takes issue with a recent Lookout op-ed criticizing balusters on Soquel Avenue as dangerous for cyclists. On the contrary, he says, officials should be praised for finding ways to ...

During the Spanish/Mexican era, vast herds of cattle were said to stretch from Santa Cruz uninterrupted up the coast to San ...

More than a hundred local leaders, elected officials, trail builders, volunteers and conservationists, young and old, ...

Five years ago, a series of dry lightning strikes set off a series of fires that burned more than 86,000 acres and destroyed ...