Some two years into the launch of County’s first in-house public defender’s office, Public Defender Heather Rogers has ...

Otter 841 paddles by with lunch in her paws on Tuesday as a surfer strokes into the lineup at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz.

SAN JOSE – When the newest San Jose Sharks player, Will Smith, said he wanted to wear No. 2 as a member of the organization, ...

Debra Sloss works Tuesday afternoon in her Happy Valley home office on the next installment of “State of Mind,” her show on KSQD radio which spotlights personal narratives on a wide ...

Santa Cruz High’s boys volleyball team dominated during the Coast Athletic League play, winning its third straight league title, and, unsurprisingly, dominated all-league ...

Sunday’s Sentinel published two Letters to the Editor criticizing students’ Gaza protests: one drawing attention to the remaining “128 hostages kidnapped by Hamas.” The second asking, “Where is ...

In 1962, just 18, shaved scalps blistering from sunburn, our DIs exhorted us not to fall into “that 10%,” — those who fail to graduate MCRD to defend our Constitution, freedom and democracy. Since ...

For anyone who is thinking about voting in our next presidential election, please take a moment to read the Memorial Day postings of our two main candidates: President Biden and former President Trump ...

I don’t think I’ve disagreed with something so strongly that is so wrong as I did at the county’s Black graduation ceremony last week. Why in the world would this be OK? Why is dividing people up ...

The San Jose Sharks announced Tuesday that they’ve signed center Will Smith, the team’s top pick from the 2023 NHL Draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract. Smith, 19, turns pro after an ...

The city of Santa Cruz must build 3,736 new housing units over the next eight years to meet state mandates. The other cities in the county and the unincorporated area of the county face similar ...

Watsonville is seeking ways to bring even more public art to the city and is working on its first Public Art Master Plan. Proposals for qualified consultants are currently underway through June 14.