Each year, we ask schools in the east metro and western Wisconsin for names of their top graduates, however they define them.

No Kings demonstrations are being held in more than 2,000 cities across the nation today, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and his military parade in Washington, D.C. After days ...

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By Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez and Luis Alejo For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept farmworkers ...

"In California — and especially in Santa Cruz County — the left is creating a political environment of non-acceptance and persecution," said Daniel Enriquez, a representative of the California ...

Residents of Santa Monica, California, have been complaining and protesting the frequent noise-pollution from Waymo driverless cars. Waymo, a driverless ride-hailing company, is operating in ...

It was a grand Saturday for one of baseball's Top 100 prospects, who ended the month on a home run heater ... but he wasn't alone. A teenager cycled in the desert, another continued tearing things up ...

The free Inner Harbor Water Taxi began on Memorial Day weekend.On weekends and holidays, the water taxi operates from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.The water taxi is also available during the Crow's Nest beach ...

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The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz continues to carve out its own niche in the compact truck segment, offering a compelling alternative to traditional pickups and SUVs. Built on a unibody platform rather ...