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Here are the most-viewed stories and pages from the Sentinel website from Monday, Aug. 29, 2011:

1. Police: Scotts Valley television repair shop owner arrested after child porn found in store
2. CHP: Campbell woman arrested after DUI crash on Highway 17
3. Santa Cruz police investigate two armed robberies on Westside
4. Decades later, doctor still remembers the unvaccinated child who died
5. Santa Cruz attorney faces burglary, drug charges
6. Cops and Courts, Aug. 29, 2011: Watsonville police arrest man after gang fight
7. Three men arrested in connection with Friday assualt and robbery in Live Oak
8. Highway 9 closed between Felton and Santa Cruz after morning crash
9. Fort Bragg councilman shot, killed after finding pot grow
10. Humpback hangs out off Santa Cruz shoreline

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Here’s a look at what the New York Times did with Twitter during Hurricane Irene, setting up an account called @NYTLive. We’re looking at setting up a similar account for the Sentinel for big breaking news stories. We also recommend following @sentinelalerts and adding text message alerts for news affecting all of Santa Cruz County.

Here are the 10 most-viewed stories and pages from the weekend of Aug. 26-28, 2011:

1. Convicted murderer beaten in County Jail suffers serious injuries
2. Santa Cruz attorney faces burglary, drug charges
3. Bonny Doon native Ryan Leeder fell 2,500 feet from Half Dome in 17th death at Yosemite
4. One person assaulted in possible racially motivated attack in Capitola
5. Events calendar: events.santacruzsentinel.com/search
6. Scotts Valley television repair shop owner arrested after child porn found in store
7. Parents grapple with decision to vaccinate children
8. Pooches on Pacific: Thursday marks a first in 35 years
9. Santa Cruz Sentinel Photo Contest : 2011 In the Aloha Spirit
10. Sew Sew Maria, called an artistic genius by her clients, dead at 77

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No. 7 on the weekend list is the special report regarding vaccinations in Santa Cruz County by the California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting. See their site for a look at the kinds of reporting and the community impact good investigative reporting can have in the confusing world of California health care. The foundation is among new forms of investigative journalism combining nonprofit status, online tools, investigative reporting (like California Watch and Pro-Publica) and partnerships with a wide variety of community publications.

Here are the top 10 most viewed pages on the Sentinel website from Thursday, Aug. 24, 2011:

1. Rock climbers watch as hiker plunges from summit at Yosemite’s Half Dome
2. Longtime community member and business owner dies
3. Natural Bridges arson suspect arrested in Los Angeles
4. Cops and Courts: Aug. 24, 2011: Acid fumes halt garbage truck
5. Santa Cruz County’s Most Wanted, Aug. 25, 2011: Cold cases
6. Change ahead at University Inn & Conference Center
7. Sea lion recovering from gunshot after being rescued from Santa Cruz wharf
8. Murder suspect believed to be headed for UCSC arrested
9. Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
10. Watsonville man linked to pilfered electronics in stolen car, three arrested

Here are the 10 most viewed stories and pages from Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2011:

1. Watsonville man pleads not guilty in largest bank heist in years
2. Santa Cruz Sentinel Photo Contest : 2011 In the Aloha Spirit
3. Paso Robles police warn UCSC about a homicide suspect
4. SF-based school to take over Bethany campus
5. Change ahead at University Inn & Conference Center: Leases expire for operator, chamber
6. Seven trees to be removed outside downtown Santa Cruz library
7. Cops and Courts: Aug. 24, 2011
8. Two Watsonville men held on child molest charges
9. Watsonville agrees to pay state $3.2 million ‘ransom’: Payment to keep redevelopment in place
10. Toddler falls from window in Santa Cruz

Here are the 10 most viewed stories and pages on the Sentinel site from Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011:

1. Toddler falls from window in Santa Cruz
2. Santa Cruz Sentinel Photo Contest : 2011 In the Aloha Spirit
3. Former middle school teacher sentenced to 17 years in prison for molesting student
4. Obstetrician reprimanded by state
5. Cops and Courts, Aug. 23, 2011: Woman arrested in DUI hit-and-run, CHP says
6. Capitola DUI checkpoint nets 1 DUI, 11 tickets
7. Bare-breasted women outside Santa Cruz City Hall raise cancer awareness
8. Defendant in Santa Cruz harbor rape case to face trial
9. House fire displaces Westside residents: Electrical wiring suspected cause
10. After delay, Santa Cruz County’s plastic bag ban moves forward

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See the Sentinel’s earthquake page, featuring preparedness lists, memories and slide shows from the Loma Prieta quake. Live updates from the USGS.

Here’s the list of the 10 most viewed stories or pages on the Sentinel.com website from Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Not surprisingly the headline that included “bare breasted women” drove traffic:

1. Bare-breasted women outside Santa Cruz City Hall raise cancer awareness
2. Man armed with knife arrested after confronting couple in their home, deputies say
3. First of its kind business brewing in South County: Corralitos Brewing Co. gets county OK
4. Flash mob in Santa Cruz shows some skin for a cause
5. Cops and Courts: Aug. 22, 2011: Man injured when trapped under truck
6. Santa Cruz Sentinel Photo Contest : 2011 In the Aloha Spirit
7. Authorities: Scuba diver in distress dies in Monterey
8. Gang rivalry blamed for some violence after 49ers-Raiders game
9. Dr. Marcus Lay, Santa Cruz County Stories: Aptos osteopath has hands-on dedication to healing
10. Brothers arrested after teen stabbed in Watsonville

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Here are the 10 most-viewed stories and pages on the Sentinel website for the weekend of Aug. 19-21:

1. Flash mob in Santa Cruz shows some skin for a cause
2. Reader Poll: Who will be the most exciting varsity football player to watch in Santa Cruz
3. After federal officials raise questions, local planners scramble to save Highway 1 project
4. Flooding damages five floors of County Governmental Center in Santa Cruz
5. Cops and Courts: Aug. 20, 2011
6. Authorities: Scuba diver in distress dies in Monterey
7. CHP to conduct DUI checkpoint tonight
8. Cops and Courts, Aug. 19, 2011: Headstones broken at Evergreen Cemetery
9. Santa Cruz Sentinel Photo Contest : 2011 On Vacation
10. Ripples of discontent: Some harbor businesses say Port District puts bottom line first

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A great way to follow breaking Libya news in real time. See the New York Times’ ‘The Lede Blog’: Latest Updates on the Battle for Libya

Here is the list of top 10 most viewed stories and pages from the Sentinel website on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011:

1. Santa Cruz County’s Most Wanted: Aug. 18, 2011: Cabrera, Wilcox, Jay, Eaton, Sanchez
2. Close encounters of the baleen kind: Kayakers greeted by humpback
3. Driver crashes into photography shop on Mission Street in Santa Cruz
4. Bridget explains it all: 17-year-old playwright makes her mark on Santa Cruz
5. Real Estate transactions database
6. Headstones defaced in Santa Cruz cemetery
7. Reader Poll: Who will be the most exciting varsity football player to watch in Santa Cruz
8. Cops and Courts: Aug. 18, 2011: Stabbing victim recovering
9. ‘Whistleblower’ focuses on horrors of sex trafficking
10. Phone scam targets Aptos seniors

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We’re spending some of the day adding hundreds of photos from the 2010 high school football season here:

Great for browsing, prints, sharing and generally getting fired up for football season in Santa Cruz County.

Here’s a list of the top 10 most viewed stories and pages from www.santacruzsentinel.com on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011:

1. Car crashes into photography shop on Mission Street; driver suffers life threatening injuries
2. Native American rep continues working at discovery site in Santa Cruz
3. Watsonville man acquitted of charges resulting from Petaluma sex sting
4. Split decision in Elias Sorokin murder trial in Santa Cruz
5. Back Burner, Aug. 17, 2011: Green Valley Grill reopens in new spot
6. Cops and Courts: Aug. 17, 2011: Firefighters conduct drills
7. County, cities weighing fight over cost of SmartMeter opt-out
8. Lynn Robinson looks to square off against Supervisor Mark Stone in Assembly race
9. Santa Cruz County mortgage delinquencies rising
10. What’s the age of the moon? It could be waning

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Top 10 front pages around the country from the Newseum

Here is the list of top 10 most viewed stories from Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011:

1. Data Center: 2011 California STAR Test Scores
2. Bouncers detain collision suspect in Santa Cruz
3. Cops and Courts, Aug. 16, 2011: Aromas man arrested on suspicion of beating 5-year-old
4. Man crashes into tree after fight
5. Deputies chase hit-and-run suspect
6. South County private school employee stabbed
7. Monterey Tower falls to wrecking ball
8. Bill Monning opts for a Senate run; Mark Stone in for Assembly
9. Little fish, big debate: Environmentalists seek greater protection for anchovies, sardines
10. Attacked Live Oak Giants fan Bryan Stow shows signs of recovery

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