Whenever Penny Ackerman is feeling the tiniest bit down, all she has to do is touch something colorful — a bead, a piece of ...

A Route 66 sign, perched on a pole at the famed Santa Monica pier, advertises the spot as the “end of the trail.” But for ...

Around 16% of larger U.S. cities, especially in liberal states like California, have suffered population declines over recent years.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is impossibly thin, but it sacrifices some features to get there. Is it worth the price without ...

Invented by Leonardo Torres in 1920, the Torres calculating machine is a machine that solves essential addition, subtraction, ...

Portugal is an incredible destination, but it can quickly feel overwhelming when tourist hotspots become overcrowded. From packed city centres to busy beaches, many visitors flock to the same famous ...

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz foundry—the last in the UC system still offering classes—the campus hosted a celebratory bronze pour on May 15. The event, a highlight of the ...

These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere else on Earth. The western Santa Cruz giant tortoise is a subspecies of Galapagos tortoise, and they are critically endangered.

“Another epidemic in Santa Barbara County is not merely a possibility — it is an inevitability” is the opening line in a Grand Jury report asking if the Public Health Department was ready for the next ...

It’s a prospect students and their families say they face at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic.

A group of schoolchildren and several adults are safe after their bus caught fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains Friday morning. According to the Santa Clara County Fire Department, the bus had ...

A tour bus caught fire Friday morning on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, prompting passengers to evacuate the vehicle, according to Santa Clara County fire officials. Just after 9 a.m ...