Richard Stockton explains the ecology, wildlife, and dangers of the notorious Highway 17, and plans to protect wildlife from ...

GETTING THEIR STEPS IN There are only 50 or 60 adult breeding mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains and if they can’t cross Highway 17 to mate, inbreeding can lead to genetic defects. An adult ...

The Softies embodied the minimalist sound of harmonizing vocals and guitar in a wave of folk resurgence before it was cool.

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A 27-year-old Santa Cruz man died on Highway 1 early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash. California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the man, who has not been named, was driving ...

Like many journalists, Dana Priest entered the field deeply imprinted with memories of investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein breaking open the Watergate scandal and bringing down a ...

Captain Robert Gray, the fur trader who named the Columbia River after his ship Columbia Rediviva in 1792, spent no more than nine days of his life on the river and saw no more than 13 miles of the ...

My friend Aubrey and I have a longstanding joint birthday tradition that always includes shared celebrations and self-indulgent events, usually centered around large amounts of food and drink. This ...

IT COMES as no surprise that Santa Cruz has hosted countless peace protests, support groups following Jerry Garcia's death and drum circles for sensitive New Age guys. But who could have imagined ...

Robbie Schoen says it reminds him of gold mining: You may have to sift through a lot of dirt, but eventually you find a few of those beautiful hidden nuggets. Schoen, director of the Felix Kulpa ...