Santa Cruz County Statewide Articles

The Los Angeles-based Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to ending mass incarceration, started a fundraiser on Friday to support the fire crews of California's prisons.

ON THEIR FIRST opportunity since a new law took effect Jan. 1, seven casino-owning Native American tribes have filed suit in Sacramento County against dozens of California card rooms, opening a new front in one of last year’s most expensive …

As wildfires have raged in Los Angeles County, employers and employees alike have had to confront a difficult balancing act between job obligations and their safety.

Volunteers, working on their own without guidance from governments or groups, do what they can to help fire victims.

Insufficient school funding is hurting California teachers and their students, according to “The State of California Public Schools,” a report from the California Teachers Association released this week. The lack of funding has meant insufficient wages and high health insurance …

Saint Mark's joined at least nine other churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and religious institutions completely destroyed by a series of fires that have ravaged Southern California.

Free bus and train rides on L.A. Metro are being offered through Sunday.

Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County's Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software system glitch.

If you live in Southern California, you're getting the messages via text, email, IMs, chats and every other way imaginable: People worldwide asking if you are safe.

High winds and low humidity are expected to continue through the weekend until Wednesday — but Thursday could bring a possible respite.

Kids have faced hasty evacuations and lost homes in the face of the L.A. wildfires. Experts share how parents can best help them through the traumatic event.

Homeless residents living along train tracks pose an unsafe and dangerous problem for railroad workers across California cities, including San Jose.Recent videos shared by a San Jose-based railroad enthusiast show workers and riders passing by homeless camps close to the …

Tech leaders who once shunned Trump are now meeting with him, touting the opportunities they see in his next term, and bankrolling his inauguration.

IT WAS 7:45 IN THE MORNING, and five young men stood in a driveway in the Berkeley hills, staring at Michelle Falise’s roof and strategizing.The crew was with Yellowjacket Heating & Cooling Services Inc., a fledgling HVAC company that specializes …

In 1967, Robby Krieger, the guitarist for L.A. band the Doors, wrote the hit single "Light My Fire" in the living room of his parents' Pacific Palisades home.

What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.

The Palisades fire expanded Friday, and officials have ordered evacuations in swaths of Brentwood and Encino.

Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city's struggle to combat the wildfires.

For years, renowned fire experts Jack Cohen and Stephen Pyne have tried to shift the conversation on fire prevention strategies. This week's destruction, they say, could have been minimized.

A gold rush changed California's history. That precious metal is back, striking the same reaction.