With wild mushroom hunting season in full swing, local officials and experts are warning that a large fruiting of a deadly ...

Contributed photo by Lauren Fein A surfing Santa Claus leads the Santa Cruz Junior Lifeguards up Pacific Avenue Saturday ...

Around 50 demonstrators dressed in black lined the traffic island between Soquel Avenue and Water Street in Santa Cruz ...

Bakers in the eastern German city of Dresden have been making stollen for hundreds of years and it is now a treasured ...

But their flowers are the main attraction. Available in white and shades of pink, red and purple, the houseplants boast ...

The December full moon rose over an egret-themed weathervane atop a house on Van Ness Street in Santa Cruz this week.

Essential to marine ecosystems, sharks maintain the balance of the food web as apex predators, preventing any single species ...

Last-minute flips defined the week in the West as the Trojans and Ducks secured two of the nation’s best classes.

Patrons enjoying a snack at the Capitola Bowling Alley fountain. Opened on San Jose Avenue on Nov. 10, 1950, the bowling ...

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your emotions will be front and center. Gauge how you respond to avoid revealing your feelings.

The California State University Board of Trustees approved an updated compensation policy for its schools’ presidents at its November meeting. The new policy will result in ...

FIFA announced the start times for the tournament’s 104 matches on Saturday, a day after the draw for the expanded 48-nation ...