Local News

A crew from Caltrans takes measurements along Highway 129, or Riverside Road, near Carlton Road Monday at the start of a major road reconfiguration and rebuilding of the heavily travelled corridor between Watsonville, Aromas and Highway 101.

A large section of Valencia School Road in Aptos slid down a hillside, taking a PG&E utility truck along with it just past midnight on Thursday. A 50-foot swath of asphalt road and earth gave way, making the road impassable. California Highway Patrol officer...

A new patio and spruced up landscaping project is now complete at the front of CASA (Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates) on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville.

A Soquel woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly tried to kick out the windows of a patrol car after she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, California Highway Patrol officer Trista Drake said.

An eerie pall of drift smoke has enveloped the Central Coast over the past few days.

Punch another notch in your belt, and let’s continue this food truck tour of Watsonville.

Local artist Paul de Worken of Monterey Bay Murals began his day early on Monday morning, setting up buckets of paint, brushes and other supplies for the fourth annual Community Mural Paint Day.

As part of major renovations and improvements at St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish in downtown Watsonville, the historic brick structure, at Main Street and Freedom Boulevard, was wrapped up in dramatic black and yellow material Tuesday to allow for termite control. A crew from Best Care...

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County now has another tool to help survivors of sexual assault. The Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program, a team of nurses trained to recognize, document and collect evidence from patients, resumed operations at Dominican Hospital on Aug. 24 after a three-year...