The Santa Cruz Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection to a stabbing that occurred near the downtown Town Clock Saturday. Police say at approximately 12:15 p.m., dispatch received a ...

The stars shined bright on Thursday over houses on Laurent Street in Santa Cruz. The new moon occurred on Wednesday a 6:23 p.m. leaving the sky dark and the stars more visible. A new moon is the first ...

Capitola hit a big milestone this month at our special City Council meeting March 16. The council unanimously voted to approve our updated zoning code for the Capitola Mall site. This zoning update ...

Aptos High’s Ella Boyes, Kirby’s Oliver Dooley, St. Francis’ Jacob Jimenez, and Watsonville’s Lisandro Pantoja each earned a ...

Two-time Johnny Key Classic winner Dominic Scelzi made the tow over to Watsonville Speedway pay off by winning opening night for the Gold Star GMC 360 Sprint Cars on Friday.

Dozens of Bay Area school districts have announced layoffs, budget cuts or school closures this year to repair gaping budget ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for March 21, 2026.

A drinkable product called Feel Free was once marketed to USC students as a wellness tonic. It contains an addictive, opioid-like ingredient called kratom leaf, now banned for sale by the California ...

The halls of the historic Sesnon House on the Cabrillo College campus were filled Friday with an aromatic medley of sautéed vegetables, tomato paste, baked dough, crushed herbs and much, much more as ...

Preparing students for the future requires more than strong academic programs and career partnerships,” writes Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Heather Contreras in the PVUSD ...

The flowers in that bright-purple lei you received on your Hawaii vacation almost certainly weren’t grown in the Aloha State. Kauai’s intimate luaus give you a front seat to Polynesian artistry German ...

By Susan Brutschy, Applied Survey Research In the first two articles of this series, we asked what well-being means to you ...