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A big rig is stalled in an awkward angle at the corner of Buena Vista Drive at San Andreas Road Friday.

The City of Capitola is considering replacing the heavily traveled Stockton Avenue Bridge that spans Soquel Creek in the heart of the village. Constructed in 1934, the beam bridge with three openings and two support piers is prone to trap large woody debris during heavy...

After decades of floods that devastated the communities of Pajaro and Watsonville—and flooded hundreds of acres of farmland—a group of local, state and federal lawmakers gathered near the banks of Corralitos Creek Wednesday to break ground on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project,...

The Santa Cruz County Fair Board reported on Tuesday that there are four candidates for CEO to replace former fairgrounds manager Dave Kegebein.  The board noted the CEO applications have been reviewed and the candidates have gone through an initial interview process. The candidates are...

APTOS—In Santa Cruz County, one in four children are considered food insecure, a number Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Willy Elliott‑McCrea called “staggering” and “unacceptable.” The growing numbers of hungry people who struggle to feed themselves and their families was the impetus – and the...

A total of 320 families at six locations received gifts on Monday, along with the makings for a Christmas meal.

Watsonville Police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with two gunshot wounds.

Various agencies respond at Gomez Gasoline

A dozen members of the California Congressional Delegation urged the House Appropriations Committee to reject the Trump Administration’s drastic cuts to USACE.