U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been named the 2026 Mr. South Texas by the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association.

By Katie Thompson, Tracey Weiss and Dan Haifley On June 10, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider a ban on the sale of tobacco filters to protect the city’s watersheds, beaches and ocean. We ...

SANTA CRUZ Japanese Cultural Fair on deck The 2025 Japanese Cultural Fair is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Mission Plaza (103 ...

The justices left in place a federal appeals court ruling that said it would not second-guess the decision of educators in ...

It starts with you. It starts here. UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world—in ways big and small. Whether you’re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, find ...

Pride Month is right around the corner so now is time to start planning how you're going to party and protest this year!

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz foundry—the last in the UC system still offering classes—the campus hosted a celebratory bronze pour on May 15. The event, a highlight of the ...

These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere else on Earth. The western Santa Cruz giant tortoise is a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, and they are critically endangered.

Stif Mountain Bikes has announced that it will close its doors this September. The news was revealed in an Instagram post, which reads: A Message to Our Community After an incredible journey, ...

The arrest followed a tip from the airport’s customs that reported Shaw had received a suspicious airway package from Thailand, according to a local airport official.

It’s a prospect students and their families say they face at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic.

This last is a relatively new diversion for me. Until two years ago I’d never been out to the Channel Islands, but had seen Santa Cruz hovering there on the near horizon like another world ...