California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of ...

At the age of 6, Bridges was the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on Nov. 14, ...

Santa Cruz Shakespeare will present its own take on Charles Dickens’ classic story starting Nov. 23 and running through ...

Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different ...

It’s already a crowded field to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is term limited in 2026. Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out at least two airstrikes on a western neighborhood of Damascus and one of the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against ...

Weather and sea conditions were tough all week, but featured quite a few windows of calm to access the nearshore waters for ...

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

The No. 5 seed Valley Christian Warriors’ boys water polo team outscored the top-seeded Knights 3-1 in a pair of three-minute ...

Here you are, now, a full-time, professional firefighter at the department,” said Scotts Valley firefighter Brian Green.

California State Parks plans to conduct prescribed burns at Wilder Ranch State Park between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. through the ...