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Boogie boarder trapped in cove at Sunny Cove Beach

Santa Cruz - State Parks lifeguards were called to Sunny Cove Beach about 2:30 p.m. Saturday when a boogie boarder got caught in a cove and started screaming for help.

CHP officer struck by car on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley

SCOTTS VALLEY - A California Highway Patrol officer sitting in his vehicle was struck by a car that lost control on the rain-slick Highway 17.

Los Gatos opens a smartly designed new library, one that Steve Jobs might have appreciated

The new library opened for the first time to the public on Saturday, a moment that captured the enduring importance of repositories of treasured information to community life,...

Families flock to Santa Cruz's Natural Bridges State Beach for migration festival

SANTA CRUZ - Krista Tadlock's daughter, Jules, stayed busy Saturday coloring and painting paper butterflies while hanging out at Natural Bridges State Beach for the annual...

Santa Cruz photographer swaps photos for donation to food bank

SANTA CRUZ - Professional photographer Rebecca Stark clicked away on Saturday, taking a steady stream of family and individual portraits at her downtown studio.

Third round AT&T Pebble Beach: Tiger Woods vaults into third place

PEBBLE BEACH -- Tiger Woods staged a full-scale assault at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Saturday to put himself in prime contention, but front-runner Charlie Wi was...

Santa Cruz rocker aims for success but keeps education in focus

SANTA CRUZ - Singer-songwriter Jacklyn Partida and her Santa Cruz-based Jackie Rocks Band are climbing the ladder of musical success and possible stardom, but she said it...

Santa Cruz agency that helped build sanctuary center dissolves; economic director says she believes redevelopment assets 'safe' amid state order to close

SANTA CRUZ - While the former Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency was a critical link in building the new Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, it is itself...

Sanctuary center expected to open in July; sea education facility seen as critical piece of beach-area revitalization

SANTA CRUZ - The triangle-shaped, quarter-acre lot bordered by Pacific Avenue, Beach Street and West Cliff Drive has been home to a gas station, surf shop and skateboard park.

UC Santa Cruz grad's 'Rock Vibe' brings electronic music game to blind

Bridging a divide between sighted and blind gamers, UC Santa Cruz graduate Rupa Dhillon has created a version of the musical rhythm Rock Band game that everyone can play.

Groups in Santa Cruz work to combat teen dating violence

SANTA CRUZ - Teen dating violence is a growing epidemic, according to the director of Walnut Avenue Women's Shelter.

Agroecology leaders to host community events in Santa Cruz promoting healthy food systems and intercultural exchange

SANTA CRUZ - The Community Agroecology Network will host the fourth-annual El Intercambio, a series of events aimed at building intercultural community around healthy food systems...

Best Bets, Feb. 11, 2012: Six Wheel Drive improv theatre

Six Wheel Drive Improv Theatre Santa Cruz improv group Six Wheel Drive performs at the Broadway Playhouse tonight.

Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 11, 2012: Farm will ease blueberry worries

Terrarium tutorial offered for gardeners DIG Gardens of Santa Cruz hosts a workshop at 2 p.m. today on terrariums, or glass containers for plants.

For the birds: It's easy to create a welcome home, habitat for Santa Cruz County's many feathered friends

Make some new feathered friends this month. Why? Because February is National Bird Feeding Month. Many of us feed the birds all winter, not just in February; they add color and...

Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: Valentine's gifts for your gardening sweetheart

Are you puzzling over what to get your gardening sweetheart for Valentine's Day? You might want to think beyond the traditional candy and flowers.

Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Preparing for a change in the weather

The current dry and mild winter conditions we are all enjoying on the Central Coast are attributed to a La Niña event, the yin to California's El Niño yang.

Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Everyone does not get the same mortgage rate

It always puzzles me whenever I read or hear that Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae has announced the current 30-year fixed rate.

Business Digest: Feb. 11, 2012

YONKERS, N.Y. Consumers rate Costco best Costco, which has a store in Santa Cruz, was the only retail chain rated outstanding for overall merchandise quality in a Consumer...

Santa Clara: 49ers stadium to open a year earlier, in 2014

Santa Clara leaders on Friday vowed for the first time to open the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium in 2014 -- a year earlier than planned -- after finalizing a deal with a...

Coast Lines: Feb. 11, 2012

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Candidate filing period to open A four-week window for candidates to file to run for federal, state and local office begins Monday.

Cops and Courts: Feb. 11, 2012: Three cited for buying alcohol for minor

SANTA CRUZ Three cited for buying alcohol for minor Three men who bought alcohol for an underage boy were ticketed during a police sting operation outside three stores in Santa...

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: Hailey needs a Hail Mary

SANTA CRUZ -- Hailey has a story to tell, one not at all unique during these tough economic times. There are different chapters to her life, and this last one has been especially...

Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Sammy seeks his sweetheart

Take one look at this Muppet-like face and you'll be drowning in puppy love. This adorable boy has so much character to show and love to give.

Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Try buying in-season and local this Valentine's Day

We all know by now that buying local and in-season produce is as important to our local economy as it is to the environment.

Scotts Valley lease to cost Cabrillo College $148,800 for 2012

SCOTTS VALLEY - As the fall semester was winding down to a close at Cabrillo College last year, so, too, was its lease at a small satellite campus on Whispering Pines Drive in...

Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Rivers sometimes go where they want

River or creeks don't always go where we would like. The residents of The Island in Rio del Mar, just east of the mouth of Aptos Creek, have become acutely aware of this over...

Cassidy: NetApp Facebook page puts the wonders of technology in context

Silicon Valley storage giant NetApp has always used its customers’ story as a way to attract attention. But now the company has turned to Facebook to collect stories of the...

Local SJSU students learning management skills at National Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH - Many of the hospitality workers at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf event are actually young undergraduate students looking to get a start in the...

Family and friends remember UC Santa Cruz student a year after his death

SANTA CRUZ - A small group of people gathered in a light rain Friday near the Great Meadow at UC Santa Cruz to address the dangers of a bike path after student Adrian...

Capitola puts off $30,000 website overhaul: Community grant process to be reviewed in July

CAPITOLA - Anyone who uses the city of Capitola website and anyone planning to bid to redesign it will have to be patient.

Seacliff State Beach Visitor's Center welcomes third baby shark

APTOS - There is a shark at Seacliff State Beach, but it's likely to inspire more marvel than terror. The park's visitors center has welcomed a brand new baby swell...

The Avenue Bar owners ordered to liquidate by bankruptcy judge

SANTA CRUZ - The Chapter 11 reorganization for The Avenue Bar downtown has turned into a Chapter 7 liquidation of the business.

Trial pending for Watsonville real estate agent charged with embezzlement, forgery, theft

SANTA CRUZ - A Watsonville real estate agent charged with nearly 50 counts of embezzlement, forgery and theft pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Friday morning and now...

Metro scores $11M grant to build operations center

SANTA CRUZ - State officials on Friday announced an $11 million grant to complete a new Santa Cruz Metro bus operations center, ending a long quest to replace what was to have...

Video: Santa Cruz featured in latest iPhone ad

Santa Cruz is featured in the latest ad for iPhone by Apple.

Jury deliberating in 2001 Watsonville rape case

SANTA CRUZ - Jurors began deliberating this afternoon in the trial of a 29-year-old man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint in 2001.

Watsonville auto shop owner cited for lack of insurance

WATSONVILLE - The owner of L&M Auto Repair was cited Thursday for not having proper workers' compensation insurance for its employees, the District Attorney's Office...

Trial date set for horse trainer accused in Soquel fatal hit and run

SANTA CRUZ - A horse trainer from Soquel accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist last year pleaded not guilty in court Friday morning and is scheduled to begin trial May 7.

Three cited in Santa Cruz for buying alcohol for under-age boy

SANTA CRUZ - Three men who bought alcohol for an under-age boy were ticketed during a police sting operation outside three stores in Santa Cruz on Tuesday.

Felton man sentenced for child porn possession

SANTA CRUZ - A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to three years of formal probation and 180 days in County Jail for child pornography possession.

San Francisco: Woman injured after driving her car into the surf at Ocean Beach

Fire department rescue teams remove the woman, whose injuries are not considered life-threatening, authorities said.

One dead in three-vehicle crash on Highway 129 outside Watsonville

WATSONVILLE - A 23-year-old Ceres woman was killed Friday morning when she lost control of her car and collided with a dumptruck on Highway 129 near Carlton Road.

Mark Purdy: Chipper Tiger Woods bringing galleries back to his side

Tiger, the second most disliked athlete in America? You couldn't tell from the fan support he received Thursday at Pebble Beach.

Are Democrats in Sacramento off the hook on pension reform?

Initiative group's decision to withdraw could take pressure off legislative fixes

As You See It, Feb. 10, 2012: Media got it right on Komen affair

Media got it right on Komen affair Ross Douthat's complaint that in the recent coverage of the Komen-Planned Parenthood affair, the media ignored a supposed pro-life majority...

As We See It: Amgen Tour of California: Local woman wins race

Santa Cruz County is a world-class destination, even if getting here can be something of a journey. Our natural surroundings, culture, people and places attract tourists, the...

Best Bets, Feb. 10, 2012: Gretel and Hansel

Gretel and Hansel' Theatre in the Mountains and CT English Middle School collaborate for this performance, a remix of the fairy tale.

Cops and Courts, Feb. 10, 2012: Jury Room patrons teach gun-toting drunk a lesson, police say

WATSONVILLE Cops: Teen flashes knife before stealing teddy bear Police arrested a 15-year-old Corralitos boy Wednesday after he stole a large stuffed bear from a store and flashed...