Not only is the banana slug the endearing mascot for UC Santa Cruz — making the project fitting for campus researchers — but ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species ...

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed Tuesday that state firefighters work year-round in place of the seasonal ...

Parts of Northern California are under a flood watch through Tuesday as an atmospheric river brings heavy rains to a region ...

If anyone tells you that they’re only focused on violent criminals, they are lying,” state Sen. Liz Miranda, of Boston, said.

San Francisco and surrounding areas, including Napa to the city’s north, more inland including Pleasanton and further south along the coast to Santa Cruz, are under a flood watch through late ...

Reps. David Rogers of Cambridge and Frank Moran of Lawrence and Sen. Adam Gomez of Springfield filed legislation (HD 4072 / SD 2057) that would create a publicly funded "Immigrant Legal Defense Fund" ...

Heavy precipitation is falling mostly in mountain areas. A flood watch in also in effect for the coast of central California, ...

Bonta Hill, who has served as the host of "Warriors Pregame Live" and "Warriors Postgame Live," will continue his coverage of ...

the southern half of Oregon, and much of Idaho, Montana and even northwestern Wyoming. There’s also a flood watch in effect for the coast of central California, including the San Francisco Bay ...

After a late start to the Dungeness crab season, fishers along the West Coast, including Santa Cruz County, are reporting extremely low stock numbers. It’s not clear why there are so few full-sized ...