3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (209+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A fiery sunset lights up the sky above the Costco gas station in Santa Cruz this week. Atmospheric conditions lately have been ideal for vibrant sunrises and sunsets in Santa Cruz County. According to University Corporation for…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (375+ words) All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said family on boats recovered the bodies. The family…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A prismatic halo surrounds the midday sun above Downtown Santa Cruz. According to the National Weather Service website, Earth’s atmosphere sometimes produces “colorful displays when conditions are right.” Among these optical effects are halos, sun pillars and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz installed fencing along the north side of Coral Street sidewalks between River and Limekiln streets Aug. 10, confirmed Erika Smart, the city’s communications manager. In the past, homeless encampments have been common in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (666+ words) Food truck Taqueria Los Viejones’ first brick-and-mortar location at 736 Water St. recently began serving customers. Current hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Stay in the loop by following @taquerialosviejones on Instagram. Order in person or by calling 831-201-4443 or visiting enjoytaquerialosviejones....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (167+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel Asher Trageser casts a dramatic shadow on the exterior wall of Santa Cruz Roller Palladium while pedaling to roller derby practice with the Harbor Hellcats. Trageser, known by their roller derby name “Honey Badger,” and the rest…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (96+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel U.S. Immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration officials said that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Friday…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) The father of a U.S. Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months was released from immigration detention, according to his family. Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was arrested on Saturday after leaving his house to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) The seat falls under the Capitola area and seeks to replace Patricia Threet, who served on the Santa Cruz City Schools Board of Trustees for 14 years. Superintendent Kris Munro thanked Threet for her dedication to the school board at the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (516+ words) Chef Pim Techamuanvivit, a Michelin-starred restaurateur (San Francisco’s Kin Khao and Nari and Bangkok’s Nahm), in collaboration with award-winning cookbook author Andrea Nguyen, just published “Cooking Thai: Heritage and Modern Recipes from My Kitchen Notebooks.” The authors will appear at…...