Engineering firm approved for rail study
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Dec. 1 approved a contract with an engineering company that will conduct an initial study of a passenger rail line that could one day transport passengers along the breadth of the county.
The work by Omaha,...
Photo story: A lighted Watsonville
The front yard of this home at the corner of Hushbeck Avenue and Bronte Street in Watsonville is packed with Holiday cheer.
Carrillo pleads guilty to federal murder charges
SAN FRANCISCO—The Ben Lomond man who used a homemade assault rifle to kill a federal law enforcement officer outside an Oakland courthouse nearly two years ago pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 to the charges in Northern District Court in San Francisco.
Steven Carrillo, who formerly...
Man threatens Monterey County Supervisors Alejo, Salinas
Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Simon Salinas have filed restraining orders against a Carmel man who reportedly left threatening voicemail messages Monday morning full of racial epithets and threats at their offices.
Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2 race continued
This is the second installment highlighting the candidates running for the Second District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
Tony Crane is an Aptos mortgage broker who is battling against what he sees as county corruption for decisions on a residential mental...
No suspect found in home break in
Police prepare to rush into a home on the 100 block of Arista Lane Friday where a man reportedly broke into the occupied home.
Tree lighting ceremony kicks off city’s winter festivities
WATSONVILLE—As Santa Claus waved to the crowd of kids and parents running through the Watsonville City Plaza to meet him at Sunday’s tree lighting ceremony, the early day fire engine that carried him down Main Street and to the front of the city’s downtown...
Photo: Valley braces for storm
Alex Sandoval oversees a project Tuesday to breach the Pajaro River where it meets the sea. Sandoval said his crew fears upcoming storms might send water levels over Beach Road and over roadways within the Pajaro Dunes community.
The County Of Santa Cruz is issuing...
Try This | Aug. 16, 2019
"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
Man shot on Freedom Boulevard Friday night
A man was taken to a trauma center Friday night after he was shot in the head while driving along Freedom Boulevard.
According to radio...





















