In the waning hours of 2025, Santa Cruz firefighters were busy battling a large structure fire that appeared to originate ...

Thomas James Paul Watson was welcomed into the world Thursday. Weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces he is the son of Zenaida Mena ...

Santa Cruz Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler shared a selection of his favorite photos from the past year in an expanded ...

If the Sentinel’s Sports Newsmaker of the Year honor seems like a broken record, it’s only because middle distance runner ...

The 49ers list Trent Williams, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Keion White and Upton Stout as questionable for Saturday’s ...

After a years-long effort to create a tax-fueled funding mechanism for supportive and affordable housing, Santa Cruz Mayor ...

Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. Good news to start the year includes the real possibility of a more normal king salmon ...

Shannon O’Connor contacted The Mercury News to criticize her public characterization and the criminal case accusing her of ...

Gardeners can use AI technology to manage routine tasks, improve the accuracy and timing of decisions, learn faster from the ...

On Jan. 16, a battery energy storage system run by Texas-based energy company Vistra in Moss Landing caught fire. In the ...

The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center has recently rescued an injured bald eagle and 13 Common ...

The inaugural Reggie Stephens Foundation/Gino Panelli Foundation Central Coast Flag Football All-Star Game delivered plenty ...