Massive bike ride brings community together
Around 400 bicyclists filled Capitola and Santa Cruz Saturday as part of a nationwide cycling event to bring bicyclists together to show off their skills and simply bring the community together.
PHOTO: In memory
Elvia Cabrera sings a tune Monday at Pinto Lake City Park at a memorial for Tom Gugale, 47, who died in a car crash recently.
Pajaro Valley Pride Festival this Sunday
Pajaro Valley Pride’s second annual Pride Festival will take place at Watsonville Plaza, 358 Main St., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
PHOTO: Fire consumes mobile home
A blast from a fire hose showers off the side of a mobile home at the Portola Mobile Home Park on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.
Citations issued for highway death
On Feb. 9, Los Banos resident Bobby Gill was killed when a dump truck hit him as he cleared a mudslide on Highway 17.
State takes aim at common pesticide
State officials said Friday that they have begun a process that could lead to increased restrictions on chlorpyrifos, one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the nation.
Third nurse in sex case extradited to Santa Cruz
A nurse from Tuscon, Ariz. who allegedly committed several sex acts with children was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on Thursday, court records showed.
Community briefs, Aug. 17: Chefs needed for ‘It’s All in the Sauce’ contest
Community briefs, Aug. 17, 2017
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum hosts large-scale art exhibit
Bizarre and beautiful plants, bulleting hummingbirds and more often inspire visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. And now, through Nov. 17, a large-scale art exhibit on the picturesque hillside takes that inspiration to some intriguing places.
Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally
Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying people felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia Saturday.
Man shot to death in Main Street business center
One person was shot to death Wednesday night in a suite of restaurants and businesses that includes Chipotle and Habit Burger on the 1000...


















