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California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird will be honored by President Barack Obama on Wednesday as a Harvey Milk Champion of Change.

A fire caused $150,000 in damage to a two-story Victorian house with five individual units Sunday evening, displacing 15 residents, Santa Cruz Fire Battalion Chief Mike Venezio said.

Roller coaster enthusiasts ride upside-down on the Riddler's Revenge roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, Calif., in this April 1, 1998, file photo.

A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday.

I would like to thank the staff at the Dominican Hospital ER who went above and beyond in caring for me: nurse Debbie, Kate, big Ron K. and Dr.

Q Are there any improvements along Highway 1 than can help make the drive, especially on the weekend, from Santa Cruz toward Monterey more enjoyable and timely where the highway goes from four to two lanes between Watsonville and Castroville? ... Why doesn't Caltrans or Monterey County build a four-lane road east of Elkhorn Slough? A ... (more)

Ride your bike to the event or park at the City Corp Yard and walk to the trailhead .

This is the store that sold the ticket that got 5 of 5 numbers, but missed the 6th Powerball No.

Gabriel Mcclelland said he was walking by city hall at 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning when he stopped and noticed a falcon on the ground.

A large fight in the area of Leibrandt Avenue and Raymond Street was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, according to dispatchers.

Cabrillo College will host presidential candidate forums on Wednesday and Thursday at the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, 318 Union St., and at the Aptos campus, 6500 Soquel Drive: Wednesday, Watsonville Center, Room A150: Farley Herzek, 10-10:30 a.m.; Marie-Elaine Burns, 10:45--11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aptos Campus, Samper ... (more)

Students and parents from four different counties crowded in the lobby of UC Santa Cruz's Cowell College Saturday afternoon to watch middle school kids from Discovery Charter School demonstrate 3-D printing.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.- Central Coast News crews saw Santa Cruz police start to join a chase and the suspect car crash on Mission St.

The agenda and staff report for the above meeting date will be or has been posted for public review within the required Brown Act timeline noted below: Access to City Council agendas and staff report will be available for public review no later than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting and 24 hours prior to a special meeting.

Jon Reno St. James, who operated the Party Bus of Santa Cruz, appeared in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Friday to answer manslaughter charges related to the July 2012 death of a Santa Cruz woman who fell from a bus onto Highway 17.

Throughout my four years in Santa Cruz, I have rented four different houses. All have been old, inefficient, and owned by absentee landlords.

And, in a related question, is our county's attitude toward criminal behavior and our local justice system part of the problem? Based on two special reports in the Sentinel -- the second was published today, Sunday, in print and also appears online -- the answers are mostly yes, but with a number of qualifiers.

The 2013 Mini Cooper S Coupe offers more style than the conventional Mini hatchback .

Roller coaster enthusiasts ride upside-down on the Riddler's Revenge roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, Calif., in this April 1, 1998, file photo.

It might have taken Walter Mosley 34 years to discover his calling as a writer, but he's certainly made up for lost time.