Tige McSwain, 56, a teacher in Watsonville High’s Applied Arts Department, is following the blueprint of his decades-long career as a mentor to athletes and will be a two-sport coach again.
Big Basin was established as California’s first state park in 1902 through the work of a groundbreaking environmental movement composed of Santa Cruz and Bay Area women and men who relentlessly ...
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 ...
The 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 report of 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 ...
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 ...