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Santa Cruz Resident Charlie Lindner of the Jazz Trio The Pickle Mafia performs and talks about making music and pickles with KAZU's Dylan Music in Studio B

Increased Narcan access is one of the latest efforts by local government to address growing opioid-related deaths in Monterey County.

I Cantori's music director discusses the upcoming concert "Opera Under the Stars" at Carmel's Forest Theater

The pelicans appear to be starving and are unable to fly. SPCA Monterey County's Beth Brookhouser discusses what the organization is doing to help.

The center joins 13 others across the Cal State system specifically for queer and trans students.

Dozens of tents line the UCSC Quarry Plaza in protest of the university's support of Isreal

A Berman-authored law partly inspired the event, organized by a coalition of local journalists and educators. It aims to bolster students’ ability to detect misinformation.

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up tents outside the UCSC Bookstore on Wednesday morning

Music student Keshav Batish performs alongside his father, Ashwin Batish, who plays tabla. His upcoming recital at UCSC Recital Hall is part of his DMA program at UCSC.

Three weeks after a segment of Highway 1 fell into the ocean in Big Sur, businesses and residents are counting down the days until the expected May 27 reopening at Rocky Creek.

A Santa Cruz startup is 3D printing surfboards out of recycled plastic in hopes of making surfing more sustainable.

In response to technical issues with the FAFSA, the California Student Aid Commission is granting mixed-status students access to an aid program typically reserved for undocumented students.

With Big Sur state parks closed and tourists unable to visit the area, local businesses are bracing for an uncertain summer.

Weather permitting, authorities will close Highway 1 between the Park Ave. and Bay/Porter exits near Capitola from 7:00 p.m. Saturday until 7:00 p.m. Sunday. The construction is a milestone in a years-long, $270 million reconstruction of the freeway in Santa Cruz County.

With Trans Day of Visibility on March 31, KAZU explored some of the places where trans people can find space for community, joy and grief.

California has passed several laws in the last few decades that make college more accessible for undocumented residents. But once these students graduate, they’re on their own.

The elementary-aged students from Tara Redwood School in Santa Cruz discovered a fossilized bone while exploring a creek last spring. The bone was from the arm of a Jefferson ground sloth — the first fossil to show the Ice Age creature lived in the Santa Cruz area.

The memorial will break ground this summer and construction is set to finish in winter. It’s among several efforts locally and nationally to acknowledge the ongoing devastation from the pandemic.