A 23-year-old motorcyclist died Sept. 23 morning following a collision with a pickup on Corralitos Road, the California ...

The majority of local high school cross country teams are starting to hit their stride as they begin to head deeper into the ...

Three-time Olympian swimmer Nicolas Nilo Oliveira, who now runs Jim Booth Swim School, began his swim career by jumping into ...

After months of public debate, the Watsonville City Council has decided to deactivate and remove 17 Flock cameras, reducing ...

Pajaro Valley Arts is set to open its new exhibit, which serves as a launch for the annual Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art ...

A fire on Sept. 18 burned through part of the battery energy storage facility that was significantly damaged during the January 2025 Vistra battery fire. Monterey County officials announced the fire ...

Watsonville Community Hospital may close in the next six to 12 months if it does not improve its financial situation.

When we learned that Dolly Parton had passed away on Aug. 25, so many of us in Santa Cruz County felt the loss personally, not just as fans of her music, but as a community lucky enough to carry a ...

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will recap a much tighter Week 4 of the prep and college football season, ...

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President Trump and key cabinet members make a point of insisting that our military incursion into Iran should be described as alternatively either a full-fledged war or as something else more ...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark is opposing the proposed placement of a man designated as a sexually violent predator ...