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Homeschool and educational conferences are great for meeting like-minded people and discussing topics of interest to everyone.

Water Treatment Supervisor Dustin Holtzclaw walks through the filter gallery of the Graham Hill Water Treatment Plant, which is due for a major upgrade that could be aided through a proposed water rate increase.

Fair Avenue flooded on Monday evening near Ingalls Street as utility workers continued to try to contain it at 7:30 p.m. Water from underground spilled on to the street near 1010 Fair Ave. about 5:45 p.m., said Santa Cruz police Sgt.

It's about to get more difficult to go unnoticed if your sprinklers are watering the street more than your lawn.

HIT >> Yes, the rules surrounding low-flying, unmanned drones have been tricky to craft - you don't want every Tom, Dick and Harry experimenting with aerial drones over the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

During the summer months, on average, about two fewer donors give blood at each Red Cross blood drive than what is needed to meet the needs of patients.

MOSS LANDING Investigators are still trying to the figure out the events that led up a crash on Highway 1 that left two Santa Cruz County teenage girls dead.

Loved ones of 40-year-old Joshua Alper hold a photograph of the UC Santa Cruz librarian as they attend the hearing of 63-year-old Navindra Jain at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse on Friday.

There is plenty of open parking space on the street where we live. Unfortunately, both next door neighbors have a gazillion cars and squeeze us out of parking in front of our home.

Lisa Kolbeck with some of her charges in her Little School, which she's been running in Live Oak for 26 years.

The California Finance Department says the Del Mar Theatre, a former redevelopment agency property, can't be claimed as a government use.

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's Camp Out for Cancer, Sept. 5 and 6, will accept registrations until Aug. 22. Registration includes a $25 donation to the society, overnight camping on the boardwalk, a concert with the Sun Kings, free play in the arcades, an all-day rides wristband, a T-shirt, bracelet and two meals.

Winners are business Building for Generations, educator Vanessa Mendoza, volunteer Andrea Batteast, parent Zenaida Castillo and disability service provider Lori Menzies.

The Wharf to Wharf Race is more than just a footrace. It has become a part of the local cultural fabric, touching the lives of thousands over its thirty-six-year history.

Some facts surrounding the murder of three young Zionist settlers and of a Palestinian youth in revenge, music.

Aptos High School senior cheerleading captains Maya Wilson, Retly-Mei Reyes, Kelly Murphy and Sarah Ramirez work on their technique as they continue to raise funds toward the goal of cheering in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Santa Cruz is a few pen strokes away from installing Automated License Plate Readers in city police cruisers.

The inner courtyard at La Bahia Apartments on Beach Street will be remade as part of a 50 million project that could get help from a new city tax program.

SANTA CRUZ >> Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, who started on a 30-day health challenge Monday, had to pass up some tempting desserts served up for House Democrats attending a dinner meeting at the White House.

Rita's Italian Ice, with more than 600 stores in 25 states, has awarded the biggest franchise development agreement in its history to East Bay Ice Empire, which plans to open at least 75 locations in six counties including Santa Cruz and employ 525 people.