Starting November 1, Santa Cruz County will require masks in acute care facilities due to rising respiratory viruses, with the mandate lasting until March 31.

A group of Germans dressed as Santa and angels who rent themselves out over the Christmas period gathered in Berlin on Saturday, keen to spread joy and practice their "Ho-ho-hos" even though they have ...

When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a light-hearted joke to raise people's spirits amid a worsening ...

It’s ski season in Santa Cruz. It might be a few months before you can hit the slopes, but rapper Ski Mask the Slump God will make up for it with a show at the Catalyst Club Thursday ...

Learn seven creative and visual magic tricks using a face mask from transforming money and cards to making masks float. These ...

Other small businesses that rely on Halloween describe similar their own tariff-related woes. Trick or Treat Studios, which ...

Trick or Treat Studios in Santa Cruz is experiencing a slower Halloween season as tariffs impact costs and production.

Becky Olvera Schultz has been showcasing her art at the Aptos Branch Library since Wednesday and will continue for the rest ...

At one point in an early script, a Mark Zuckerberg character appeared in the fictional New Mexico town at the center of the ...

California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill that was signed ...

Chris Zephro’s warehouse full of latex masks, “Saw” movie props, and zombie apocalypse games is a testament to his love of ...