Local News

WATSONVILLE—A man was arrested after reportedly running from Watsonville police following a car stop Monday afternoon in downtown Watsonville. Master Officer Charles Bailey said he tried to stop the car around 12:30pm when the driver suddenly shot down East Lake Avenue and nearly crashed. After...

Special Events February Sip & Stroll (Feb. 8) Capitola Village is hosting its fourth Sip & Stroll. Enjoy this special shopping experience, strolling through unique shops, while sipping locally featured wines and beers in our charming, historic Capitola Village. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank...

SANTA CRUZ—Dignity Health Dominican Hospital announced Monday that it has received a $1 million donation, which will be dispersed to hospital employees who have helped fight the coronavirus. The anonymous donor is a “long-time friend” of the hospital who wanted to thank the workers specifically...

Tarmo Hannula President Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday by the House of Representatives on two articles, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. We’ve all heard Trump’s unending list of labels for this: lies, sham, fraud, hoax, shameful, scam, witch hunt, distortion, untruthful, mean, disastrous...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustees who miss meetings without providing notice will lose their monthly stipend under a set of new bylaws approved by the board on Wednesday. The trustees also heard a budget report that shows some positive financial news that is tempered...

Six decorated wooden frames were installed around Watsonville Saturday in the city’s grand opening of “Outside the Frame,” an effort from the county’s four mayors, County Parks Friends and Santa Cruz County Parks. Watsonville Mayor Jimmy Dutra led a group of three dozen people...

CENTRAL COAST—When Melissa Dennis began teaching third grade at Ohlone Elementary School, she noticed that an unusual number of her students at the school in the rural Royal Oaks community just south of Watsonville had health issues. She says she finds it alarming how many...

APTOS—The Aptos High School and Aptos Junior High School choir departments have been hard at work for the past few months, preparing for their upcoming “Sounds of the Season” holiday concert. Along the way, they dealt with some bumps in the road—most notably the power...

For performer Joe Ferrara, being a member of the Santa Cruz Follies is like being part of a large, extended family.

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) will partner with the Humanities Institute and UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Creative Ecologies to present “Beyond the World’s End.”  The exhibition dives into the issues behind the current climate crisis, and presents ways that...