The Santa Cruz mission struggled from the start and probably never grew larger than the 523 residents it reported in 1796. Author John J. O’Hagan notes in “Lands Never Trodden: The Franciscans ...

(AP) - Two bald eagle chicks have hatched in a nest high ... poked its head out of its shell Monday in Sauces Canyon on Santa Cruz Island. Officials say it's the first successful hatch after ...