Lettuce industry highlighted in new exhibit
The Agricultural History Project is celebrating 100 years of lettuce growing on the Central Coast with its latest exhibit, “Lettuce Green Gold,” which held its grand opening Saturday.
Santa Cruz County Chamber announces new leaders
The Santa Cruz County Chamber announced its 2022 Chamber Board of Directors with a new Chair and Vice Chair, and added five new Board members to its team.
Alan Smith, attorney at the Grunsky Law Firm, will be leading the Chamber as its new Board...
Man killed by falling tree on Hwy. 17, 10 vehicles involved
One man was killed on Highway 17 Thursday when a falling tree struck his vehicle, California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said.
Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
Sandra Day O’Connor, the retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died Friday morning in Phoenix, Ariz. of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness. She was 93.
O’Connor, who was a close friend of the late Diane Porter...
County joins lawsuit to halt oil, mineral extraction
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 agreed to allow the county to join a lawsuit that would stop the federal government from issuing leases for fossil fuel extraction within its borders.
The lawsuit would in essence help preserve local...
County sues pharmaceutical companies
The County of Santa Cruz has filed a complaint against several pharmaceutical corporations, alleging that they are complicit in fueling the national opioid crisis.
Suspects flee after carjacking U-Haul truck
Two suspects are at large after they stabbed the driver of a U-Haul truck and fled in the vehicle Friday.
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...
