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WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on Friday arrested a 17-year-old Pajaro Valley High School student after he was found to be in possession of a loaded gun. According to Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido, school officials called police just before 11am with a report that a student was...

SANTA CRUZ—A woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a semi near the intersection of River and Water streets, the Santa Cruz Police Department announced. Witnesses said the woman was walking a dog around 3:15pm when she was struck. The driver stopped...

The man who was shot multiple times as he allegedly tried to break into a Seacliff home early June 20 made his first appearance in court Monday.

Local residents are invited to join the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County, fellow nonprofits, and community leaders in celebrating volunteerism during National Volunteer Week, happening April 15-21.

Workers with Granite Construction construct a new concrete walkway at the rear of Ramsay Park Monday as part of an ongoing major renovation. The $3.6 million project, which has been in the works for several years, has led to the demolition and rebuilding of...

Aptos muralist and fine artist Ann Elizabeth Thiermann will feature a solo art exhibit of 38 original pastels and acrylic works at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History starting today through Jan. 6.

Emergency crews have suspended the search for survivors in the waters of Platt’s Harbor, one day after a dive boat caught fire, killing an estimated 33 people.

Roughly 17 percent of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County have been hospitalized, according to data released by Santa Cruz County officials on Wednesday. There were 54 confirmed cases in the county as of late Tuesday. Nine of those county...

A construction worker of O'Grady Paving chisels loose a section of asphalt road surface on Breve Avenue as part of a major road improvement project around La Selva Beach.