Santa Cruz News

Police on Wednesday arrested an Oakland woman who allegedly passed phony traveler's checks at businesses in Santa Cruz and eight other Northern California cities.

Santa Cruz City School trustees gave a unanimous nod Wednesday to a proposal by the county Office of Education to establish a green careers program for high school and adult education students on district ...

A local organizing committee for the Tour of California announced Wednesday that Santa Cruz has been chosen as a stop along the annual multi-day professional cycling race's 2009 route from Northern to Southern ...

The recent Sentinel story about a naked woman parading last week through downtown Santa Cruz has drawn attention from media around the country, and provoked intense reactions from readers of the paper and ...

Longtime city resident and former Mayor Don Lane has thrown his name into the race for a seat on the City Council.

The anarchists brag about it on their website! They should be easy to catch with all the security cameras.

In attendance at the announcement, was Mayor Ryan Coonerty, Vice Mayor Cynthia Mathews, and local professional cyclist and three-time Amgen Tour of California finisher Ben Jacques.

The man accused of shooting and killing a Live Oak attorney two years ago admits he fired the gun, but his attorney told jurors Tuesday the law will show Angus MacIntyre, 48, is not guilty of murder.

A look at the some of the stories Sentinel reporters are pursuing this afternoon.

You may have difficulty pronouncing Haale's name, but once you've experienced her electrifying "psychedelic Sufi trance rock," you won't stop talking about this striking talent.

The City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Program will receive the 2008 Outstanding Recycling Program Award on Aug.

A look at the some of the stories Sentinel reporters are pursuing this afternoon.

O'Neill U.S. Open Pro Junior S3 Supergirl Pro Junior O'Neill U.S. Open of Longboarding Huntington Beach, California, United States of America July 18-27, 2008 HUNTINGTON BEACH, California - The GO211 LIVE ...

Early every morning, groups of able-bodied men gather at three or four locations in Santa Cruz County to wait on the curbsides in hopes of obtaining a few hours of casual employment.

Bill Lovejoy/Sentinel The bookmobile is a popular spot for Beach Flats kids during its visit to Beach Flats Park Friday.

Bruce Begley commands the Saturday-afternoon scene like a general from his makeshift headquarters under a pair of tents -- making coffee, conversing with friends, answering phone calls, cracking jokes, ...

Kurtis Alexander/Sentinel Newlyweds Anna and Jeremy Finestone are regulars at the Scotts Valley Starbucks SCOTTS VALLEY -- Anna Finestone can wipe the sweat off her brow and take a more satisfying sip of her ...

Dan Coyro/Sentinel A fishing boat skims past to get a better look at a research vessel anchored off Capitola Friday.

O'Neill Surf Shop will hold its 17th annual skin cancer screening at its 41st Avenue location today.

A drunk man allegedly stabbed his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach with a kitchen knife in front of three young children Thursday evening, police reported.