Royal Oaks man dies in rollover crash
This story has been updated with the victim's name and photo. Additionally, the victim is from Royal Oaks.
The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a pickup involved in a rollover crash Saturday in Las Lomas that...
Truck collides with Highway 1 bridge
Highway 1 was shut down for four hours early Monday when a dump truck slammed into the Freedom Boulevard overcrossing to Highway 1 in Aptos.
The California Highway Patrol said the truck was traveling northbound on Highway 1 at an unspecified time. The truck’s bed...
Levee eviction & cleanout begins, setting stage for construction, restoration
On Monday, 27-year-old Brenda Duarte was standing alongside a pile of her belongings in between the train tracks and the Pajaro River Levee, wondering where she was going to sleep that night after a planned levee eviction uprooted her.
Surrounding her were scores of recently...
New Starbucks opens
The staff extends an invitation the new Starbucks that opened Thursday morning at 1726 Freedom Blvd. Manager Christine Deschler (second from right) said they will offer the full range of Starbucks beverages, pastries and other goods. The drive-thru/walk up business will serve motor traffic...
R. Blitzer Gallery Exhibit highlights eight photographers
Eight photographers have pooled their creativity to stage a new exhibit at R. Blitzer Gallery on the west side of Santa Cruz.
“Through Our Eyes 2025,” by Image Crafters Santa Cruz, will run from Aug. 21 thru Sept. 27 in the R. Blitzer Gallery on...
Brush fire scorches two acres
CLOSE CALL Firefighters douse hot spots in a brush fire that erupted on the 300 block of Amesti Road Friday. An official from CalFire said the 3:20pm brush fire climbed to two acres before firefighters from Pajaro Valley Fire District, Watsonville and Central Fire...
Two E-bikes collide on Soquel Drive
The California Highway Patrol is reminding the public to remember laws governing motorized bicycles after a child suffered minor injuries recently when two of the bikes collided on Soquel Drive near Capitola.
Both riders were minors, the CHP said.
The CHP defines a motorized bicycle as...
Man arrested for string of violent incidents
A Hollister man was arrested Aug. 19 after months of investigation into a series of violent incidents earlier this year.
Enrique Fuentes, 37, was charged with shooting into an occupied residence and gang enhancements. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail without bail, jail...
Photo story: New four-way stop
NEW STOP A new four-way stop is now in place at Tuttle Avenue and Lake Village Drive. Watsonville Police say the change will help slow traffic and make the intersection safer for everyone, whether driving, walking, or biking.
Art & Rebellion ‘Clowns’ stage theatrical protest at aerospace and defense systems facility
Art & Rebellion, a Santa Cruz-based self-described resistance group staged a peaceful theatrical protest at Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company in Hollister Thursday.
Garbed in brilliant colors, goofy hats, glittery jackets, bright red noses, curly wigs, and waving umbrellas, batons and plungers, the cast of...
Community celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Watsonville Sunday for the annual Mexican Independence Day Festival.
Hosted by Fiestas Patrias, the free event featured a wealth...