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WATSONVILLE—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested a man after a brief chase on a stolen motorcycle that had swapped plates. Alejandro Villarreal, 33, was charged with evading police, receiving stolen property and drug possession. He also faces charges for driving while his license...

Watsonville Fire Capt. Rick Pettigrew (left) assists his crew in knocking down a wild land fire Tuesday that broke out in the Watsonville Slough brush-lands near the corner of Main Street at Ohlone Parkway. Firefighters tackled the 3pm blaze within 20 minutes after multiple...

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.

The Cabrillo College Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to bring a bond measure to voters as a way to pay for an ambitious set of infrastructure improvement and construction projects at both the Aptos and the Watsonville campuses.

House and Garden of the Month | September 2019.

Pajaro Valley High School is hosting a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony for its new sports complex at 2pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftpTyQr2oOA

Imagine a rich and creamy soup that contains no meat or dairy. It’s crazy what the right blend of vegetables and herbs can create. It’s also testimony to human creativity.  This recipe is from the Sweet Home Café Cookbook by Albert Lukas.  Bay leaves are one of...

Every day, roughly 100,000 vehicles travel along Highway 1 through Santa Cruz County, a staggering number that is evidenced by daily rush-hour backups that can last for hours. That’s to say nothing of the often packed surface roads. That contributes to air pollution and global warming,...

The annual Pajaro Valley Quilt Association is showcasing over 300 quilts at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds this weekend. With the theme of, “It’s Hip to Be Square,” the huge variety of homemade quilts, from machine to hand-sewn, from small to huge, from black...