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The first day of summer was perhaps the best day for a group of students to learn how to capture and use the power of the sun.

Hal Hyde was honored Nov. 9 during a pinning ceremony at his Corralitos home.

Firefighters battling the Bear Fire were aided slightly with about a quarter-inch of rain that fell late Thursday night, and by cool weather, Cal Fire spokeswoman Angela Bernheisel said.

Heavy equipment and big steel are part of a new bridge project on Valencia Road in Aptos.

Years ago, a customer of the 7-Eleven store at 261 East Lake Ave. brought a turkey dinner to employees who were working on Thanksgiving. In the 10 years since that day, the lottery-style giveaway has become a Thanksgiving tradition.

AIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day, 545-mile fundraising ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, passed through Watsonville on Monday.

Community members enjoy milling along Brennan Street Sunday during Open Streets Watsonville where Watsonville Police closed off a section of the street to motor traffic to allow for pedestrian and bike traffic to roam freely.

San Francisco won its first Super Bowl in 1981, two years after going 2-14 in Bill Walsh's first season as coach. That team began 0-7, which first-year coach Kyle Shanahan's club matched with its 40-10 loss Sunday to the Cowboys.

A male pedestrian was seriously injured Friday morning in a freak crash where a trailer, loaded with gravel, broke free from a pickup and smashed into him on Harkins Slough Road where he was walking his dog.

In the not-too-distant future, Aptos’ signature World’s Shortest Parade will terminate in the Village Green, the centerpiece of Aptos Village’s expansive new development.