Heritage Trees dwindling
Thousands of heritage trees have been cut down in the county since 2000, according to the Sierra Club of Santa Cruz County.
Shark found near East Cliff
A juvenile Great White Shark was found washed up on a Santa Cruz beach near 26th Avenue recently.
Trump rescinding DACA program protecting young immigrants
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared the Obama administration's program "an unconstitutional exercise of authority" that must be revoked.
Community briefs, Sept. 5: Fundraising event benefits BirchBark Foundation
Community briefs, Sept. 5, 2017
PHOTO: Monstrous heat moves on; smoke layer to pass as well
An eerie pall of drift smoke has enveloped the Central Coast over the past few days.
Monarch Services celebrates 40 years
Monarch Services held its 40th anniversary celebration with a luncheon at Seascape Golf Club in Rio del Mar recently.
Man shot through dining room window
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was shot through the window of his home Saturday night.
Guns drawn shut Hangar Way
Police were forced to shut down Hangar Way in Watsonville Thursday just after noon after they received a report of two men in a standoff with handguns.
Man struck by hit-and-run driver
Watsonville Police are looking for a suspect who fled after striking a man with his vehicle early Friday morning near Auto Center Drive.
Trump set to decide on fate of DACA
Thousands of young immigrants across the U.S. are girding themselves for a decision by President Donald Trump about the fate of a program that allows them to legally work and attend college in the United States.
Major damage in Capitola explosion, fire
A powerful explosion and fire tore through a two-story apartment building in Capitola Village early Christmas morning. No injuries were reported in the 5:10am...