It starts with you. It starts here. UC Santa Cruz draws students who plan to change the world—in ways big and small. Whether you’re ready to fill out the application or in the planning stages, find ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $7.7 ...

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.

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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 ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A charter bus traveling southbound on Highway 17 toward Santa Cruz was fully engulfed, with all occupants evacuated from the scene. According to CHP San Jose, the bus ...

PHILADLEPHIA (WPVI) -- History hatched twice. The Philadelphia Zoo's famous Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, named Mommy and Abrazzo, are proud parents again! Both are nearly 100 years old.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A charter bus with dozens of students on board caught fire Friday on the side of Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to the California Highway Patrol.