Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said he will not seek reelection and will retire this year after 53 years in law enforcement. Estrada, 77, was sworn into elected office in 1993 and was ...

After more than eight years leading Santa Cruz County through disasters, budget battles and political shifts, CEO Carlos ...

PATAGONIA — It's been 70 years since anyone took silver from the old Hardshell mine that lies amid the juniper and oak trees of the Patagonia Mountains.