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Californians rattled awake by early-morning ShakeAlert messages
Californians and others across the West Coast were rattled awake early Thursday morning when a planned test of the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system misfired seven hours ahead of time. The messages — each reading “TEST of the earthquake warning system” — blared on phones at 3:19 a.m. Thursday, startling awake users of the MyShake app…
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The County Prepares For Rainy Winter
Since a series of storms ravaged Santa Cruz County earlier this year, county officials have been preparing for another winter of heavy rains. This includes clearing debris from creeks and rivers and repairing three damaged portions of the Pajaro River Levee system. All of this comes in advance of a massive $400 million rebuild of…
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Rail Trail Report Open For Public Review
The county has released the environmental impacts for parts of the much-anticipated coastal rail trail. The new report, released Oct. 18, details how the section of the rail trail project from the eastern side of 17th avenue to the western side of State Park Drive in Aptos might change local habitat and aesthetics. The report…
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Two teens credited with saving 18-year-old’s life following sudden cardiac arrest
Two high school juniors are being hailed as heroes after a terrifying situation unfolded at their school Sunday.
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20 scary books and horror novels to read this Halloween
You may have stocked up on treats, inflated the giant skeleton in your front yard, and dusted off your old “Monster Mash” seven-inch, but if you’re a book lover, your Halloween planning isn’t complete until you’ve shored up your spooky reading list. Luckily, you still have time. There’s no greater Halloween pleasure than reading a…
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Walt Disney’s childhood home opens doors for first public tours
Rebecca Johnson | Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — In Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood, a modest two-story home sits on North Tripp Avenue. While typically unassuming, dozens of people lined up outside it Sunday, some in clothes featuring Mickey Mouse, waiting for a chance to peek inside the green and gray wood cottage. Walt Disney’s childhood home…
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Crohn’s disease and colitis: Advocates strive to raise awareness, break stigma for ‘invisible’ illnesses
Lauren J. Mapp | The San Diego Union-Tribune When Vista resident Michelle Harvey packed an overnight bag so her son could undergo testing at Rady Children’s Hospital in June 2020, she expected to return home the following day. Instead, Mason Harvey was hospitalized for two months as he was diagnosed and subsequently treated for Crohn’s…
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‘Bosch: Legacy’ Season 2 review: Half the show works like gangbusters. The other half is just a bust
Nina Metz | Chicago Tribune (TNS) Titus Welliver has played Harry Bosch on television for nearly a decade, starting with the seven-season Amazon crime series “Bosch.” Once a grizzled cop who would squint into the harsh Los Angeles sun and uncover ugly truths hiding in dark crevices, he has since retired from the police force.…
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Kurtenbach: The Warriors’ ‘dress rehearsal’ showed the same problems that plagued last season’s team
The Warriors wanted Wednesday’s preseason game against the Kings to be a dress rehearsal for the fast-approaching regular-season. All it showed was that this team might need more practice time. The Warriors coaches have prioritized two areas for improvement this preseason: limiting turnovers and defending without fouling. Against the Kings, the Warriors were unable to…
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The pignoli cookie is a sweet, simple way to time travel
“We need amaretto with these,” my cookie tester opined. I agreed. So much so that I’d have had it as a shot in my honey-vanilla chamomile as I wrote this. I’m not, though. Because there’s no amaretto in the house. With the holiday season fast approaching, that’s about to be remedied, but even so, I…
