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One person is dead and two are in hospitals — one of them charged with murder — after a double shooting in a residence high in the hills above Aptos.

An 89-year-old man was struck by a car and seriously injured early Thursday morning as he attempted to cross Airport Boulevard near Freedom Centre.

This home at 20 9th St. in Watsonville is boarded up early Wednesday morning after fire tore through the living room.

Emergency officials deal with a crash on Pajaro Circle Monday where a man driving an SUV hit a woman carrying a 1-year-old child after she reportedly stepped out from between parked cars while carrying the child.

WATSONVILLE—While the fire evacuation center at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds is reaching capacity for humans—only single cots and limited tent camping space are available—there is still room for pets and other animals. Hundreds of animals have been evacuated to the fairgrounds since the CZU...

The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.

Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

WATSONVILLE—In the days leading up to the first countywide economic shutdown, Lona Martinez thought the possibility of a mass closure was a rumor sparked by those looking to scare the public. “I thought it was a bunch of hype,” she said. “And then it happened...it...

WATSONVILLE–Gene Johnson, who coached nearly six decades in Santa Cruz County, died Jan. 14, two days shy of his 95th birthday. He spent the last year and a half at Valley Convalescent Hospital in Watsonville with his wife, Doris, where they celebrated their 73rd anniversary...

SANTA CRUZ—A graduate teaching assistant who worked at UC Santa Cruz until she was fired on Friday says that a protest for higher wages has grown since it started in December to include several more UC schools. Brenda Arjona, who is in her third-year seeking...