Santa Cruz Mountains

Residents as far north as San Francisco Bay and as far south as Monterey County say they were jolted awake by Thursday morning’s 4.6 magnitude earthquake in the Santa Cruz Mountains. And, new research on a Republican-backed voter ID initiative.

Small towns in the Santa Cruz Mountains host No Kings protests alongside the region's larger cities. Felton, Scott's Valley and Boulder Creek all hosted their own events.

Monterey County holds its required TRUTH Act hearing and the San Lorenzo Water District wants public input on its local hazard mitigation plan.

New reporting by NPR’s California Newsroom has revealed just how dangerous PG&E’s power lines are heading into this year’s wildfire season. The…

A houseplant is threatening young redwoods and other vegetation in the Santa Cruz Mountains. On a dirt road that leads to San Vicente Creek, Ian Rowbotham…

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says arson caused the Bear Fire in Boulder Creek. The same man accused of looting an evacuated home during the fire…

Firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on the Bear Fire burning east of Boulder Creek. At 320 acres, it's now 30-percent contained. Some…

CalFire Incident UpdateMonterey Bay Area Air QualityThursday PM Update: The Bear Fire is no 100% contained at 391 acres. Firefighters will remain on scene…

CalFire continues fighting a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Called the Bear Fire, it's burning in steep terrain that’s hard to access. So attacking…

Click here for more recent updates.Update 1:30pm: The Bear Fire has grown to 200 acres and is still 5% contained. 150 homes are threatened. Update…