PHOTO: Hot rods in Capitola
People enjoy viewing dozens of classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars at the Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show Saturday.
Groups sound off on syringes as comment deadline nears
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A Santa Cruz-based community organization this month publicly stated its opposition to a proposal that would increase the distribution of needles to drug addicts, saying that similar efforts have led to increased numbers of used ones found in public places.
The letter by...
Electrocution kills Corralitos man
A 57-year-old Corralitos man died Monday evening when he was working on his home, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said.
Avondale council approves Montoya's contract
The Avondale, Ariz. City Council voted unanimously Monday to accept Watsonville City Manager Charles Montoya as its next city manager.
New year, new laws: A look at legislation that begins in 2021
Every January, the new year brings with it dozens of new laws that impact day-to-day life in many different ways. Here we bring you a few we find notable, from criminal justice reform to animal welfare to workplace rules.
From inmate to firefighter
During the massive...
Pajaro basketball tournament returns
The Together in Pajaro Classic will return for its second year on Saturday.
Youth-inspired diversity mural completed
A crowd gathered inside the Louden Nelson Community Center on Saturday before heading outside to ceremoniously cut a rainbow ribbon in front of a completed mural.
City trying to keep clean as pandemic adds masks, gloves to street litter
WATSONVILLE—Keeping area streets and sidewalks tidy has become more of a chore since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
An uptick in disposable rubber gloves and all types of masks dumped on the streets has been commonplace since early March. And they’re building up.
These items,...
Man arrested for setting fire inside gym
Santa Cruz Police arrested a man early Tuesday morning after he allegedly set a fire inside a gymnasium, and then struggled with police who came to arrest him.
Watsonville nurses rally against ICU closure
Several dozen Watsonville Community Hospital nurses and staff warned Wednesday that closing the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit—an idea they said officials have floated amid...















