The victim of a homicide, found Saturday night on Larkin Valley Road, has been identified as 39-year-old Christopher Faron ...

California’s five national marine sanctuaries including Monterey Bay cover 17,000 square miles and prohibit oil, gas and ...

On Thursday evening, the Capitola City Council will vote on whether to adopt a long-term plan for transportation and ...

This year, the Santa Cruz Film Festival has 95 films, documentaries, shorts and special presentations at multiple venues over ...

It’s happening right before our eyes. Twice a day, seven days a week, home-schooled Aptos teen Isla Hardy is having a blast ...

New directional markings for cyclists were painted onto the West Cliff Drive sidewalk this week. The scenic 3-mile oceanfront ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for Oct. 7, 2026.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill making several changes to the detention extension hearing process last week, inspired by the 2015 rape and murder of 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in Santa Cruz.

The historic Casalegno’s Country Store in Soquel is reopening Friday with new owners, Matt and Marissa Kotila. Local business ...

This year’s highlights include activities like food-making demos with samples of items made from farms’ products,” writes food and drink columnist Tara Fatemi Walker.

Pelicans lift off from the rocks west of the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz. The Santa ...

Pelicans and other birds float on the Monterey Bay Monday as a single-masted ship sits at anchor amid morning sunlight ...