After being closed for 5 1/2 months, the Bay Area's prettiest lake opens this week for fishing, boating and hiking -- and it's a good bet that the bass and trout have forgotten all about the wiles of ...

What you'll see: Your payoff is the prettiest lake in the region: Loch Lomond Reservoir near Felton in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This is a long, narrow lake nestled in a deep, forested canyon, edged ...

SANTA CRUZ — Confidence was high among weather experts that Thursday’s atmospheric storm would bring impressive rainfall totals to Santa Cruz County and the forecast delivered, with one local water ...