Firefighters in Big Sur temporarily disengaged and retreated to safe locations Wednesday afternoon as a thunderstorm produced cloud-to-ground lightning strikes over the Timber Fire area, which grew to ...

An array of creative promotions — everything from the New York Mets handing out fake glasses and mustaches for a Bobby Valentine Disguise Night to the Texas Rangers giving away a Nolan Ryan bloody lip ...

H.A. Hyde Elementary Principal Erin Legorreta is looking forward to a lot in the 2026-27 school year, including continued academic growth from the previous year and participation in the school’s ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal civil rights agency is dropping a subpoena enforcement action against Nike, saying the company has ...

Trail Now urges the RTC to direct HDR Engineering to advance the Interim Trail from Aptos to Pajaro, making maximum use of the existing rail corridor and infrastructure,” writes Brian Peoples in a ...

Yoga Center Santa Cruz founder Maya Lev leads in the center’s Seabright Avenue studio in Santa Cruz. In 2024 the center began offering Iyengar yoga classes in a 3,300-square-foot studio that was the ...

Face it, the government is really bad at managing your money. Over-spending, few results, more demands for more of your and other people’s money is the result. Excessive/defective government is the ...

A section of the Coastal Rail Trail in Santa Cruz will close for several days in order for crews to conduct routine maintenance.

Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announced her resignation Aug. 7 after over four and a half years in the position, citing burnout concerns.

BEIRUT (AP) — Oil leaking from a tanker grounded off the coast of Oman is not only endangering a nearby island but has now ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards ...

This weekend, Mountain Community Theater will be presenting its annual New Works Weekend festival, featuring eight 10-minute plays written by local playwrights. Hannah Eckstein is directing the event, ...