I really wanted to address the psychology behind why teens even consider self medication because there’s so many things that ...

From firefighters’ bushy mustaches to bell-ringing, the Santa Cruz Fire Department embraces the profession’s rituals as a ...

The feeling in the courtyard at Tabasa Gardens was one of jubilation as community leaders celebrated the opening of Watsonville’s newest housing project.

If California’s population is well off its peak, and developers keep on building housing, why does the cost of living in the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Police ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon a tent encampment at New York University early Friday, ...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District became one of 33 districts in California to honor students with a Seal of Biliteracy, a distinction bestowed upon graduating ...

Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages.

Cabrillo College’s baseball team scored 10 runs over the final three innings and rallied past host Fresno City 14-11 to open its best-of-three NorCal Regional playoffs opener Thursday. The start of ...

APTOS — At Santa Cruz High, boys volleyball is a way of life. Go to the beach and play volleyball after school. Then head to the gym for indoor practice in the evening. Bonding and community. On the ...

The rail-trail Commentary by Justin Cummings and Andy Schiffrin (April 23) has a laundry list of arguments for building the “Ultimate” trail. Such a trail means leaving the unused tracks in place ...

SANTA CRUZ — Hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gathered at Quarry Plaza on the university’s campus around noon Tuesday and ...

Thanks to the April 19 letter writer for addressing the largely ignored issue of transgender women in women’s prisons. Male aggression in transgender women should not surprise us. It was first ...