Shoulder-widening project on Hwy. 1 includes overnight closures
A shoulder-widening project on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County is expected to be completed by the end of August.
CAO Carlos Palacios Resigns After 30 Years
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced that County Executive Officer Carlos J. Palacios will step down in December after more than 30 years in local government leadership
A show of support for the immigrant community
A multitude of elected officials, workers and law enforcement officials from Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties gathered at the Government Center in Salinas Wednesday to send a message to the immigrant community and the federal government.
“Today we stand together, locally, statewide and...
Environment Commission to host battery storage public workshops
The Santa Cruz County Commission on the Environment (CoE) is convening a series of public technical workshops to examine the role and risks of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in modernizing the energy grid.
The workshops, scheduled for June 25, July 30 and Aug. 27,...
Two injured in early-morning crash
Two women were hurt early Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 129 (Riverside Road) east of Watsonville.
Thousands amass in Watsonville, Santa Cruz for No Kings Day
This story has been updated with more photos from the Watsonville event.
Thousands of people gathered at the Governmental Center in Santa Cruz and in City Plaza in Watsonville Saturday for No Kings Day.
The first-of-its-kind event was held in 2,000 cities nationwide to protest President...
Supervisors to consider fate to Redman-Hirahara House in August
Few would question the assertion that the 128-year-old Redman-Hirahara House is showing its age.
Languishing in a parcel on the outskirts of Watsonville and visible from Highway 1, it has withstood wet winters, driving rain, scorching summers and, no doubt, inhabitation by multiple species of...
County leaders denounce use of force in L.A.
The Watsonville City Council and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denounced the use of military force against protestors and immigrant communities.
Both boards adopted their own resolutions, which were added late to the agendas.
The resolutions came as President Donald Trump...
Sen. Padilla handcuffed at DHS press conference
Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles Thursday.
Padilla, a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, released the following statement after he was taken out of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s press...
Watsonville Police arrest bank robbery suspect
Watsonville Police on Friday afternoon arrested a woman who allegedly robbed the Bay Federal Credit Union on the 1400 block of Main Street.
The arrest...
