4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (840+ words) SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz High’s football team threatened to score late, but came up short and dropped a 28-25 thriller to Santa Clara in a battle of unbeatens on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals rallied from a 14-3 halftime deficit, but squandered a…...

18+ hour, 19+ min ago   (246+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel People cooled off in the Pacific Ocean at Natural Bridges State Beach this week as mid-week temperatures rose to near triple digits. A cooling trend to normal temps kicked in Thursday and the National Weather Service forecasts…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (963+ words) CAPITOLA — The 43rd annual Capitola Art and Wine Festival returned to the Capitola Village this weekend, giving locals and tourists alike the chance to explore new art while they sip on local wine and stroll through the sunny Esplanade. The annual…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (701+ words) In May, with five candidates running to become Santa Cruz’s next mayor to succeed Fred Keeley, the Sentinel Editorial Board recommended city voters choose Ryan Coonerty. We continue to endorse Coonerty for this post, which essentially provides citywide leadership for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (449+ words) APTOS — A crowd of firefighters and community members gathered on Seacliff State Beach Friday morning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a stair climb. At the annual event, hosted by the Central Firefighters Local 3535, first responders and supporters climb up…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (209+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A fiery sunset lights up the sky above the Costco gas station in Santa Cruz this week. Atmospheric conditions lately have been ideal for vibrant sunrises and sunsets in Santa Cruz County. According to University Corporation for…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (868+ words) Rider McCormick excels at keeping opposing quarterbacks’ passes out of their intended receivers’ hands. The graduate of Stevenson School in Pebble Beach knows the pass break-up isn’t the most celebrated measure of a defensive back’s effectiveness. That distinction belongs to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (932+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel It was a veritable “Best fest” Friday night at the Colligan Theater for the Santa Cruz opening of “The Girl of the Golden West.” Jordan Best is a Santa Cruz-based teacher, actor and opera singer, and this…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (145+ words) Crosswalks, bike lanes, lane markers and arrows form a cacophony of design in this aerial view of the intersection at Water Street and North Branciforte Avenue. He lives with his wife — and his husband, and his partner, in a 6-person polycule…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (206+ words) A cyclist pedals up the Coolidge Drive hill at UC Santa Cruz. Cows, horses, oxen and even a small herd of buffalo were kept at the Cowell Lime Works ranch before the land became UC Santa Cruz and cattle still…...