The Santa Cruz County Sheriff voiced opposition Wednesday over a proposal to house a man twice convicted of rape in the early ...

OAKLAND — A settlement between retail giant Walmart, Inc. and the state of California will force the corporation to pay $16 ...

It is a ridiculous play, that’s what a farce intends to be, that is played skillfully to achieve its comic effect,” writes theater critic Jake Thomas.

Nami Banks’ first name means “wave” in Japanese. “My parents met while surfing,” the Aptos High graduate said. “They wanted ...

Wearing shiny heels, a thrifted dress and a red rose in her hair, Deoujahne Darc belted out an original song on a small, makeshift stage in the heart of Los Angeles’ Skid Row. “I saw the Lord in the ...

Mayor Matt Mahan is pushing for more real-time supervision of license-plate reader data and the closure of a legislative loophole to make unauthorized access expressly illegal.

As China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island that Beijing claims as its own will continue — ...

Following a discussion that lasted nearly four hours, the Watsonville City Council voted 5-2 to direct staff to bring back a ...

Amanda Engeldrum Magaña, a licensed clinical social worker and chief quality officer for Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student ...

It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington’s regional allies. But the Houthis didn’t do it ...

Members of multiple neighborhood groups showed up to a Santa Cruz City Council meeting Tuesday to share their concerns about ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for meetings with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.