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Computer scientists, academics, and other technology professionals flocked to Rio last week for the 19th annual WWW2013 conference at the Windsor Barra Conference Center in Barra da Tijuca.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District will recognize 65 graduating seniors as the 2013 recipients of the Seal of Biliteracy in a ceremony at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the lawn at district headquarters, 294 Green Valley Road.

A sign is posted on the window of the Indian restaurant at 270 Soquel Ave. explaining the shutdown is due to "renovations." But the phone number locals have been calling since 1991 to reach the downtown eatery is, as of Monday, disconnected.

David Robert Mason, 49, the man who threatened an elderly Santa Cruz couple, took their pickup and led police on a chase last week, was arraigned Tuesday on five felonies.

Software engineer, lawyer and professional golfer were a few of the professions that seventh-grade students offered up Tuesday while visiting UC Santa Cruz.

Michael Seadler, a former Santa Cruz and Santa Clara police officer, was arrested Saturday in Watsonville after officers allegedly found him with cocaine inside his Dodge pickup.

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The marbled murrelet, that wondrous little seabird that stopped loggers from wiping out ancient giant coastal redwoods, is no match for the greedy dunces that run our State Parks.

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.