The annual art contest is now open through 5 p.m. April 11. Participants are asked to create a logo highlighting the importance of strawberries as the Pajaro Valley’s most well-known crop.

By James Crugnale Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller’s neighbor told him about a “red-spotted snowy ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A female barred owl sits on a branch in the wooded hills, Dec. 13, 2017, outside Philomath, Ore. (AP Photo ...

When darkness falls across North American forests, the barred owl (Strix varia), also commonly known as the "hoot owl," transforms from a seemingly docile daytime rooster into one of the woodland's ...

Plus, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties received a joint grant to find ways to get more qualified art teachers into classrooms.

If there is such a rally, when does it occur? There are two schools of thought about the timing of the Santa Claus rally effect on the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index. The first suggests the ...