California Sen. John Laird speaks at a rally for University Professional and Technical Employees CWA Local 9119 (UPTE) union chapter at UC Santa Cruz on October 17, 2024. UPTE is one of the unions ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)(Evan Vucci / AP) WASHINGTON – Texas ...

SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz County woman and 30-year local resident has been apprehended by federal authorities after a trip abroad, despite holding a valid permanent green card, and is now being ...

In March I was notified by the McHenry University Library in a boiler plate letter that the UCSC Friends of the Library lending program would be eliminated starting June 1. I’ve been a UCSC ...

After storm surf ripped off about 150 feet of the end of the Santa Cruz wharf in December, the Santa Cruz City Council in April agreed to rebuild part of it by early 2026. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz ...

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz showed off his power in the latest game vs. the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium. Cruz faced Angel starting right-handed pitcher ...

Lionel Messi is three matches away from hoisting another trophy. Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps – two of the best Major League Soccer teams during the early part of the 2025 season ...

What makes a University of California education so good? There are 266,070 UC undergrads, and perhaps just as many answers to that question. Everyone charts their own course here. But a few features ...

Transferring between universities can be stressful and disorienting, but at UC Santa Cruz, the Humanities Division works hard to ensure that transfer students are empowered, supported, and ready to ...

Barry Swenson’s extraordinary vision and “special genius” for deal-making helped transform San Jose’s skyline and rebuild downtown Santa Cruz after the devastating 1989 earthquake when ...

SANTA CRUZ — Two Santa Cruz County museums — the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and the Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery — recently learned they would be among many museums ...

The Western Santa Cruz Galapagos Tortoise made international headlines earlier this month when, at nearly 100 years old, she became the oldest first-time mom of her species. The tortoise ...