Photo story: Highway 1 crash injures 1, scatters furniture
Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said a white Ford SUV with several people aboard collided with an Isuzu flatbed truck with a male driver around 1pm on southbound Highway 1 just south of...
Schacher pulls out of PVUSD Trustee Area 5 race
Aptos resident Jennifer Schacher has withdrawn her candidacy for the Trustee Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees.
In an emailed statement, Schacher said family obligations contributed to her decision.
“This was not an easy decision, but at this time,...
UC Santa Cruz student killed in West Cliff Drive crash
Editor's note: an earlier version of this story contained the incorrect spelling for Steamer Lane.
A woman died early Thursday morning after the car in which she was a passenger plunged off West Cliff Drive and landed upside down in the sea.
According to Santa Cruz...
Photo story: Out of gas
A crew from Auto Care Towing of Watsonville hooks up a large motorboat to a flatbed truck Aug. 9 in Moss Landing after the rig washed ashore. The boat owner said he ran out of gas about a mile and a half from Moss...
Man dies in solo-vehicle crash
A man died Aug. 6 after his car veered off of San Juan Road and struck a tree.
The California Highway Patrol said officers responded to a traffic crash on San Juan Road, east of Tarpey Road just after 10pm.
Preliminary investigation indicates a 25-year-old male...
Timber Fire in Big Sur hits 4,245 acres
The Timber Fire in Big Sur has now charred 4,245 acres and has led to evacuations and the closure of Highway 1 in the area.
Residents along the Highway 1 corridor from Partington Creek to Pheneger Creek and to the east remain under evacuation...
PRFMA eyeing potentially wet El Niño season
With forecasts pointing toward a potentially wetter-than-average winter, local flood officials are moving ahead with nearly $740,000 in contracts and additional spending to clear vegetation, remove sediment and strengthen portions of the Pajaro River levee system.
The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency board unanimously approved...
County to explore steam as alternative to pesticides
Santa Cruz County will test steam as an alternative to chemical soil fumigation on about 25 acres of Pajaro Valley farmland under a $175,000 state-funded pilot project set to begin this fall.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is funding the project, which will be...
Contreras tapped to lead San Luis Coastal Unified
Two and a half years after taking the helm of Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Superintendent Heather Contreras will be leaving for a new...
