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SC’s Maya Letona, Aptos’ Camila Barranco on crash course at Girls CCS Wrestling Championships
Santa Cruz High junior wrestler Maya Letona and Aptos junior Camila Barranco remain on a crash course to meet in the semifinals at 111 pounds at the Girls Central Coast Section Championships. The [...]
Aptos off to fast start at CCS Wrestling Championships
Monte Vista Christian School’s wrestling team, led by then-freshman Christian Cabuag, made waves when it finished fourth at the Central Coast Section championships last year — the top [...]
Christian Quintero, PV stomp Greenfield for first CCS basketball win at home
WATSONVILLE — Pajaro Valley High forward Christian Quintero scored six of his 24 points during a 12-0 run in the third quarter to light a match under a hearty and already vocal home crowd eager [...]
PCS advances boys, girls teams in CCS basketball playoffs | Roundup
Ben Ghilarducci led the way with 21 points as No. 12 seed Pacific Collegiate School edged University Prep 52-49 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Friday night at H [...]
Slugs swimmers pile up top-8 finishes at conference championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz took third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay Thursday, the second of four days at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championship at Splash! Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada [...]
Homeland Security raids Santa Cruz home before dawn
SANTA CRUZ — The raid Friday in the 500 block of Windsor Street had nothing to do with immigration enforcement, according to Homeland Security Investigations. The federal agency brought an armor [...]
CrossFit community raises funds for Eva Twardokens
SANTA CRUZ — CrossFit gyms in Santa Cruz and around the world are raising funds for one of their own, Eva Twardokens, who was injured in a plane crash one week ago and remains in critical c [...]
Stephen Curry reveals his worst decision with Warriors
The Warriors All-Star wishes he didn't allow his young daughter to steal the show during the 2015 playoffs.
KSQD goes live
SANTA CRUZ — A crowd of more than 50 people in unison shouted a countdown from five to one to the local community radio station KSQD going live on air. “People put their lives kind o [...]
Warriors mailbag: Can any team challenge the Warriors?
Warriors fans have so many questions about the state of the season, free agency and rotations

Surf and Save a Life with SurfAid
SurfAid is once again teaming up with Big Stick Surfing Association (BSSA) to bring you an epic day of surfing and saving lives. Last year, Pleasure Point lived up to its name and competitors were rew [...]
Santa Cruz Fire “Toilet Bowl” safety message
Water Safety in Santa Cruz – The Toilet Bowl from mysafela.org on Vimeo. The post Santa Cruz Fire “Toilet Bowl” safety message appeared first on Santa Cruz Waves.
Conviction in Great White Shark Shooting
A San Jose man was recently convicted in Santa Cruz Superior Court for unlawfully killing a Great White Shark (also known as a White Shark) in Santa Cruz County last summer. Vinh Pham, 41, was fined $ [...]
CITY SURF tells the story of City Surf Project
CITY SURF tells the story of City Surf Project, a non-profit that connects underrepresented San Francisco youth to the ocean and themselves through surfing. Featuring moving interviews with CSP&r [...]
MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES HIRE OF GINAIA KELLY AS CHAPTER DIRECTOR
Please join us for a special reception at the home of The Honorable Fred Keeley and Mrs. Barbara Keeley on December 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, to benefit Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foun [...]
ALDERWOOD SANTA CRUZ TO OPEN DECEMBER 12TH
Seasonally-driven restaurant serving coastal, wood-fired cuisine to open in the heart of Santa Cruz Photo credit Liz Birnbaum and Jeffrey Wall Santa Cruz, CA — November 27, 2018 —&nbs [...]
Homeless Garden Project opens Holiday Store In Downtown Santa Cruz on Monday, Nov. 12
Proceeds from purchases support transitional employment program with 100% success rate SANTA CRUZ — The Homeless Garden Project, an innovator in transitional employment and sustainable agricultu [...]
World’s Largest Cocktail Shaker comes to Santa Cruz via Front & Cooper @ Abbott Square
The world’s largest cocktail shaker is on it’s way to Santa Cruz! Monkey Shoulder Scotch has been making headlines across America with its tour of what is probably the world’s larges [...]

Illinois man being fired from job kills 5 co-workers in workplace rampage
Police identified the gunman as 45-year-old Gary Martin
Locals, tourists saddened by the damage to the Lone Cypress
The Lone Cypress lost a significant branch during the recent storms.
Central Coast Spotlight: Westminster Dog Show Success
This week, the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. One of the judges was Patricia Craige Trotter of Carmel.
Walmart wedding: Employees decide to tie the knot in store
Who says you can't get everything at Walmart?
Court filing: Manafort faces more than 19 years in prison
Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, could spend more than 19 years in prison on tax and bank fraud charges, according to court papers filed Friday.
‘I think we were there for 18 hours’: State troopers, 'mystery couple' hand out food to stranded drivers during ice storm
Drivers stranded on an interstate during a winter storm received help, getting everything from food to gas.
Friday p.m KSBW Weather Forecast 02.15.19
KSBW Chief Meteorologist Lee Solomon has your weekend forecast
Animal Stories with Dan Green: meet molly
Dan Green has your best animal story of the day

SC’s Maya Letona, Aptos’ Camila Barranco on crash course at Girls CCS Wrestling Championships
Santa Cruz High junior wrestler Maya Letona and Aptos junior Camila Barranco remain on a crash course to meet in the semifinals at 111 pounds at the Girls Central Coast Section Championships. The [...]
Aptos off to fast start at CCS Wrestling Championships
Monte Vista Christian School’s wrestling team, led by then-freshman Christian Cabuag, made waves when it finished fourth at the Central Coast Section championships last year — the top [...]
Christian Quintero, PV stomp Greenfield for first CCS basketball win at home
WATSONVILLE — Pajaro Valley High forward Christian Quintero scored six of his 24 points during a 12-0 run in the third quarter to light a match under a hearty and already vocal home crowd eager [...]
PCS advances boys, girls teams in CCS basketball playoffs | Roundup
Ben Ghilarducci led the way with 21 points as No. 12 seed Pacific Collegiate School edged University Prep 52-49 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Friday night at H [...]
Slugs swimmers pile up top-8 finishes at conference championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz took third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay Thursday, the second of four days at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championship at Splash! Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada [...]
Homeland Security raids Santa Cruz home before dawn
SANTA CRUZ — The raid Friday in the 500 block of Windsor Street had nothing to do with immigration enforcement, according to Homeland Security Investigations. The federal agency brought an armor [...]

SC’s Maya Letona, Aptos’ Camila Barranco on crash course at Girls CCS Wrestling Championships
Santa Cruz High junior wrestler Maya Letona and Aptos junior Camila Barranco remain on a crash course to meet in the semifinals at 111 pounds at the Girls Central Coast Section Championships. The [...]
Aptos off to fast start at CCS Wrestling Championships
Monte Vista Christian School’s wrestling team, led by then-freshman Christian Cabuag, made waves when it finished fourth at the Central Coast Section championships last year — the top [...]
Christian Quintero, PV stomp Greenfield for first CCS basketball win at home
WATSONVILLE — Pajaro Valley High forward Christian Quintero scored six of his 24 points during a 12-0 run in the third quarter to light a match under a hearty and already vocal home crowd eager [...]
PCS advances boys, girls teams in CCS basketball playoffs | Roundup
Ben Ghilarducci led the way with 21 points as No. 12 seed Pacific Collegiate School edged University Prep 52-49 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division V playoffs on Friday night at H [...]
Slugs swimmers pile up top-8 finishes at conference championships | Local Roundup
UC Santa Cruz took third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay Thursday, the second of four days at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championship at Splash! Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada [...]
Homeland Security raids Santa Cruz home before dawn
SANTA CRUZ — The raid Friday in the 500 block of Windsor Street had nothing to do with immigration enforcement, according to Homeland Security Investigations. The federal agency brought an armor [...]

Dismissed employee kills five co-workers in Illinois factory shooting
A gunman opened fire at an Illinois factory just after receiving notice of termination from his job there on Friday, killing five fellow workers and wounding five policemen before he was slain by poli [...]
Trump declares emergency for border wall, House panel launches probe
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a [...]
Gunman in Aurora, Illinois, shooting described as 'loner'
When Gary Martin came to work at the Henry Pratt valve manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois, on Friday, he was told he was being terminated from his job. Shortly thereafter, Martin pulled out his S [...]
Suspects in alleged attack on 'Empire' actor released
Suspects arrested in connection with an alleged racist and homophobic assault on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago were released on Friday, police said.
Legal challenges to Trump emergency declaration face uphill battle
Democratic lawmakers, states and others mulling legal challenges to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to obtain funds to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall face an uphill and p [...]
U.S. court faults Puerto Rico board appointments, keeps bankruptcy alive
A U.S. Appeals Court ruled on Friday that members of Puerto Rico's federally created oversight board were unconstitutionally appointed but declined to dismiss the bankruptcy cases the board filed [...]

'Gun' fear at Hamilton the musical in San Francisco
A packed theatre showing Hamilton the musical was evacuated in San Francisco amid fears of an active shooter. Hundreds of patrons rushed from the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco in panic.
California town trials universal income program giving 130 residents $500 for next year
Starting Friday, 130 residents of Stockton, California, will receive a debit card loaded with $500 for the next 18 months in a universal basic income program that seeks to solve poverty.
Shocking a moment a Tesla speeding at 128mph crashes into a Lyft SUV, nearly cutting it in HALF
Shocking police video footage shows the moment a Tesla driving at 128mph crashes into a Lyft SUV and nearly cuts it in two. The incident took place on October 21, 2018 in Miami Beach, Florida.
Melania Trump wraps up warm in a $2300 cape and holds hands with Donald as they head to Mar-a-Lago
The couple were spotted boarding Marine One at the White House Friday as they jetted off ahead of the long weekend. Trump announced a national emergency on the border Friday to get wall funding.
How ISIS was brought to its knees
ISIS stands on the verge of defeat in the shell-pocked and crumbling town of Baghouz in Syria as just a handful of jihadis fight until the bitter end.
Bodybuilders arrested for Jussie Smollett attack work out in his gym and have previous convictions
The Osundairo brothers, main, were picked up Wednesday at Chicago O’Hare airport. They are are friends with Smollett, inset, who follows them on Instagram.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner enjoy romantic night in Germany as anti-Trump protests take over NY
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump enjoyed a romantic night in Germany after attending the Munich Security Conference on Friday. They seemed oblivious to the anti-Trump protests back stateside.
AOC under fire for giving her boyfriend a congressional email account to look at her calendar
The congressional newcomer was forced to defend her actions on Twitter after a picture of Riley Roberts' official House email address went viral.

Did The Cubs Miss Their Chance To Be A Dynasty?
In addition to being one of the great sports stories of the 21st century — breaking a 108-year championship drought in extra innings of World Series Game 7 — the 2016 Chicago Cubs were leg [...]
Does Trump’s National Emergency Set A Problematic Precedent For Conservatives?
President Trump has declared a national emergency to obtain funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, after lawmakers did not approve the $5.7 billion he’d requested. And in doing so [...]
How Bill Weld Could Shake Up The 2020 Republican Primary
Here’s a blast from the past: Bill Weld is running for president. Speaking in New Hampshire on Friday, the former Massachusetts governor announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to [...]
Come On Down And Escape The Maze
Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. There are two types: Riddler Express for those of you who want some [...]

New testing helps nab nurse, 44, in brutal Alaska killing from 25 years ago, authorities say
A relatively new type of genetic testing was credited Friday with helping authorities in Alaska solve a case in which a 20-year-old woman was found brutally murdered in the bathroom of a university do [...]
Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse
The Vatican says Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession.
Sign removed from Dolphinaris Arizona after 4th dolphin dies, possibly from contact with humans
Signage outside a swim-with-the-dolphins venue in Arizona was removed Friday, one week after the facility was shuttered following the death of the fourth bottlenose dolphin in less than two [...]
2nd arrest in robbery that led to NYPD friendly fire death
A second person has been arrested in connection with a robbery that led to the friendly fire death of a New York City police detective.
Illinois man being fired from job fatally shoots 5 workers
A man being fired from his job started shooting at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by police.
Suspect linked to shooting of Auburn, Ala., police officer dies in fire after barricading self, police say
A suspect linked to the Friday shooting of a police officer in Auburn, Ala., died in a fire at the apartment where he had later barricaded himself, according to reports.
Border declaration protesters arrested at NYC Trump hotel
Some people have been arrested while protesting President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration outside a New York City hotel that bears his name.
Aurora workplace shooter was set to be fired by company, police chief says
The gunman in a deadly shooting spree at a manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Ill., where five employees were killed and five officers were wounded Friday, was set to be fired by the company, Pol [...]

Goodnight, and good luck
A valedictory note from Al Jazeera America on what we tried to bring to the online news landscape
A long road to reintegration for Rwandan ex-combatants
Despite programs aimed at helping former fighters recover and rebuild, many struggle to find their place in society
The Cabula 12: Brazils police war against the black community
Brazil's anti-police movement continues to fight for the soul of Cabula, even as death threats intensify
Nevada governor says he doesn't want Supreme Court consideration
Republican Brian Sandoval, reportedly under consideration by Obama for the nation's top court, says he's not interested
Elegy for a website where Native voices mattered
AJAM reported on tribal communities and offered coverage on Indian Country that few could match
Poisonous lands: Pennsylvania prison built next to toxic dump
Prisoners and area residents are hit by toxic fumes that could cause fatal harm

Pope Francis defrocks ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sex abuse allegations
The Vatican says Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession. [...]
Who was Gary Martin? Alleged Illinois gunman seemed fine hours before killing co-workers
Gary Martin began a gun battle with police officers who arrived within minutes after frantic calls came from where he worked, according to authorities. &nb [...]
Fired factory worker goes on shooting rampage at Aurora, Illinois, plant, killing five
Heavily armed police swarm to industrial valve company in southwest Chicago suburb of Aurora.
At least 5 people killed and 6 police officers injured in Aurora, Ill. shooting
The shooting happened at Henry Pratt Company, which makes valves among other industrial equipment, about 40 miles outside of Chicago.

France: Syrian suspect accused of crimes against humanity
French authorities have filed preliminary charges of complicity in crimes against humanity against a Syrian suspected of involvement in a bloody secret police crackdown on opposition activists.
8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; others remained trapped
Eight artisanal miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though some of their co-workers are still missing and feared dead.
Iran: Sabotage may be behind failed satellite launches
Iran's foreign minister says sabotage by the U.S. is a possible reason for Tehran's failed attempts to launch two satellites in recent months.
Nigerians wake to find a delayed election, with some angry
Nigerians have awakened to find the presidential election delayed a week from Saturday until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission has called unspecified "challenges."
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard has threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates over a suicide car bombing this week that killed 27 members o [...]
AP Explains: What are India's options after Kashmir attack
With India's national elections barely months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under heavy pressure from his supporters to punish nuclear-rival Pakistan for a suicide attack on an Indian par [...]