Thairie Ritchie, a well-known Santa Cruz community organizer, reportedly self-immolated Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Fire victims’ experiences, and damning grand jury findings, depict a county government unprepared to meet the needs of ...

Santa Cruz County supervisors met to discuss potential toxin spread from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with residents ...

The CZU inferno destroyed about 700 homes in Santa Cruz County. Of those, 127 residences have been rebuilt and another 134 are under construction, according to the county.

First discovered: 5:33 p.m. Jan. 25 A new wildfire was reported today at 5:33 p.m. in Santa Cruz County. Bear Fire has been ...

Fortunately no one was hurt,” said Board Chair Felipe Hernandez. “But this event has left a lot of questions in the minds of ...

We cannot accept facilities in our neighborhoods that pose a risk of repeated catastrophic incidents,” County Board of ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:38 a.m. in Santa Cruz County. The wildfire has been burning on private land.

Santa Cruz County supervisors met ... California Public Utility Commission and the California Energy Commission, urging them to investigate the fire and recommend safety measures for other battery ...

Residents describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is ...

Lithium-ion battery fires are causing deadly incidents across the country. Attorney Michael Mezzacappa points to New York as an example of how cities can respond but calls for Congress to take greater ...

Dozens of New Mexico firefighters returned home this week after helping with the massive efforts to contain the wildfires in ...