A jet leaves contrails in its wake as it flies northward over Santa Cruz. The ice particles in contrails do not reach the ...

Santa Cruz-based artist Suchitra Fields and her son Tapan Lockwood put finishing touches on a 70-foot-by-52-foot river-themed ...

The city of Santa Cruz announced this week that with the building permit for the downtown library and mixed-use project ...

As you take in a beautiful view of the ocean, do you think of sound?” writes columnist. “There is a lot of it beneath the ...

Even before serving as a combat nurse during the Korean War, 97-year-old LoisRae Guin had devoted herself to the service of ...

For the kickoff of the annual National Park Week, which for 2025 will be held April 19-27, the park service is offering free ...

The LARQ PureVis 2 is another self-cleaning water bottle. The company says the plant-based filter in the lid removes chlorine ...

Rene Rochex was an early-day flower grower who originally raised begonias and other flowers on his mother’s property in ...

One sign of seasonal change for locals is people flocking to Monterey Bay in the spring and fall to view migrating whales.

One of the most frequent concerns I hear from residents is street lighting — and I’m proud to share that we are taking ...

Yuba City’s Seth Standley executed an early pass of Gilroy’s Kurt Nelson and cruised away to score his first sprint car ...

Soquel High’s baseball team has converted late inning heroics into improbable wins on multiple occasions this season.