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White Lives Matter rally ends with large counterprotest, 12 arrests in Huntington Beach
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
A megafire could happen again this year: CZU Unit Chief Ian Larkin looks ahead
Cal Fire Chief Ian Larkin reflects on what this year’s fire season could have in store — and what it has already thrown at us: five noteworthy fires to date.
Santa Cruz traffic alert: Caltrans announces overnight closures from Hwy. 17 to Hwy. 1 over next 4 weeks
Closures will occur between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on select nights. Motorists on southbound Highway 17 will be directed to take the Ocean St. offramp and turn left on Plymouth St. to enter southbound Highway 1.
Extremist ‘Grizzly Scouts’ indicted for blocking federal probe into killings of Oakland fed, Sgt. Gutzwiller
The men — affiliated with the boogaloo movement — are accused of covering up their association with a man accused of murdering a federal security guard and Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.
Morning Lookout: Drought, looming water restrictions & and event you don’t want to miss
Good Morning! It’s Friday, April 9, and we’ll see intermittent clouds and a high of 65. We’re waking up to breaking news that the United Kingdom and its royal family are in mourning after Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s consort and companion for 73 years, died today at the age of 99. Back at home — […]
Santa Cruz man convicted of hate crime for knife attack in Downtown crosswalk last summer
Ole Hansen Hougen faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years when federal Judge Edward J. Davila is set to sentence him on July 26.
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband and closest confidant and advisor, dies at 99
The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, was the undisputed master of the British royal household for more than seven decades.
Morning Lookout: City officials hear Seabright residents out, UCSC fall reopening plans unveiled and more
Over the years, programs at Life Lab have emerged into one of the premier educational resources for gardening in the…
Highway 1 to reopen south of Monterey on Friday, two months ahead of schedule
PHOTOS: Crews worked seven days a week to fill in a canyon-sized gap and reinforce the roadway’s base. Some finishing work will continue after the highway reopens, reconnecting the Bay Area to Southern California unimpeded along the coast.

