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Marie Massey has been drawing and painting since she could hold a pencil—as young as 4 years old in her grandmother’s garden. Since then she has been drawn to nature, wildlife and humanity in her artwork and has been painting professionally for 19 years.  Her...

WATSONVILLE—Aptos baseball coach Jason Biancardi said it's never easy beating the same opponent twice, especially when the second meeting is at their place.   But a strong pitching performance combined with a nearly flawless defense and a dash of offensive firepower guided the Mariners to a...

Santa Cruz Police arrested a man Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter public mural on Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz last summer. Taj Blum, 49, was charged with felony vandalism. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $5,000...

TARMO HANNULA I saw another large temporary chalk art drawing in front of the Main Branch of the Watsonville Public Library last week. The point of the artwork is to draw attention to the ongoing 2020 Census. Several such art installations have been created around...

Roughly 50 people gathered in the cafeteria at Landmark Elementary School Monday night for a forum featuring four candidates running for seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees for the Nov. 5 election. Jessica Carrasco, who is running against incumbent Adam...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—PG&E announced Monday that workers have begun to restore electricity to the 45,000 homes and businesses in Santa Cruz County affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). County spokesman Jason Hoppin said that it could take as long as 48 hours for...

Bizarre and beautiful plants, bulleting hummingbirds and more often inspire visitors to the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. And now, through Nov. 17, a large-scale art exhibit on the picturesque hillside takes that inspiration to some intriguing places.

WATSONVILLE—A group of about 30 nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital held a demonstration Wednesday asking that management keep nurse-to-patient ratios at their present level. The demonstration came five days after the California Department of Public Health sent a memo to the state’s general acute care...

WATSONVILLE—El Concejo Municipal de Watsonville el Martes aprobó una serie de cambios en las reglas de cannabis de la ciudad. Además de permitir tres dispensarios dentro de los límites de la ciudad y cuadruplicar el tamaño máximo de cultivo, el consejo también implementó programa de...

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that would prohibit companies forcibly transporting children. Also under the ordinance, families could sue transport companies that use force against their children for $10,000, plus legal costs. The issue came to...