Former Soquel High star quarterback Sam Whelan, an incoming freshman at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, has committed to the ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for July 2, 2026.

History and tradition. July 4 has plenty of both and this year’s holiday will reflect these with local parades, barbecues and, unfortunately, illegal fireworks. This Fourth also marks 250 years since ...

Scotts Valley residents and community members flocked to the Scotts Valley City Hall Wednesday evening to contest a new ...

Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain’s National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings ...

Paddlers power an Outrigger Santa Cruz craft past the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse in Santa Cruz on a recent morning.

Night work to repave 41st Avenue in Capitola is scheduled to begin Monday, the city announced. The work will take place ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter ...

The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 ...

Two people walk along the 1.2-mile Red Loop trail at the Glenwood Open Space Preserve in Scotts Valley. Managed by the Land ...

The race to bring air travel to the sky is heating up as Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation and Toyota launch a joint venture to ...

Those planning on traveling through Watsonville should be prepared for lane reductions and potential traffic delays on two ...