Faced with another bicycle crash, city moves forward on safety plan
The Watsonville City Council moved forward with a plan Tuesday to improve pedestrian and traffic safety, and the decision could not have been more timely.
Charter school offer: Seven portables at E.A. Hall Middle School
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a tentative offer of seven portable classrooms at E.A. Hall Middle School to a charter school set to open in August.
EcoFarm bus tour rolls through Watsonville
The 39th annual EcoFarm Conference returned to Pacific Grove this week, and with it came the annual bus tour of local organic farms.
Watsonville Buddhist Temple to hold Hoonko service
On Sunday at 10 a.m. the Watsonville Buddhist Temple will hold a special service to honor Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism.
Bicyclist seriously injured after being hit by truck
A man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after he was struck on his bicycle by a pickup truck on Rodriguez Street.
Death toll reaches 85 in Mexico fuel pipeline fire horror
People in the town where a gasoline explosion killed at least 85 people say the section of pipeline that gushed fuel has been a habitual gathering site for thieves, repeatedly damaged and patched like a trusty pair of jeans.
PHOTO: Clouds briefly step aside for eclipse
The trail of a commercial jetliner is shown, thanks to a long exposure, crossing the sky as an eclipse of the moon, known as the super blood wolf moon, takes place Sunday night as seen from Santa Cruz.
Marching for peace: Hundreds take part in second annual Martin Luther King Jr. march
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Santa Cruz Monday morning to participate in Santa Cruz’s second annual Martin Luther King Jr. march.
Teens arrested for possessing loaded gun
Three teenagers were arrested near the Vista Point highway exit Friday for possessing a loaded, unregistered handgun.
Queer Youth Leadership Awards set for Saturday
It has been almost three decades since local organizers launched the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, an event created to highlight young people whose work...