Santa Cruz wharf reopens
About 150 people attended a brief ceremony Saturday morning hosted by Santa Cruz City officials to kick open the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf after it was closed Dec. 23 due to heavy surf damage.
“I love it because I love being out here,” said Kevin...
Man deemed sexually violent predator arrested
A man considered a sexual predator was arrested Wednesday morning in Capitola when Capitola Police and U.S. Marshals served a federal search warrant on the 1100 block of Sutherland Lane.
George Paul Bishop was wanted for failing to register as a violent child sex offender,...
Annual tour gives a taste of farming
The annual Open Farm Tour unfolded over the weekend in Santa Cruz County where 13 organic farms welcomed the public to showcase their growing operations, methods and products.
“Last year was just freaky, weather-wise, with all the rain and cold,” said Jean Thomas at Thomas...
Districts shifting to digital SAT testing. What this mean for students
Editor’s note: Zen Weaver is a junior at Aptos High School.
This is the first part in a two part series about the digitalization of the SAT and its many implications
The era of No. 2 pencils and Scantron sheets is drawing to a close.
Soon the...
Photo story: Loaves and Fishes celebrates upgrades
Ashley Bridges (second from left), executive director of Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes, leads a tour of the renovated kitchen at Loaves and Fishes on Second Street Wednesday. Thanks to support Driscoll’s Charitable Fund and the Solari family, the job included replacing water-damaged wood...
Monterey County DA probes CHP fatal shooting
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni has begun an investigation into an officer-involved shooting on the Highway 101 northbound at Ralph Lane in Prunedale on March 15.
The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to a report of a solo vehicle collision with a guardrail on...
Police warn of ‘bank jugging’ robberies
The Watsonville Police Department is warning everyone about a new crime that is on the rise across the nation, and has now occurred in Watsonville.
“Bank jugging” involves thieves waiting in bank parking lots or near ATMs to target people carrying cash.
They then follow the...
Vision for the community
Dozens of people came to Community Bridges’ downtown location Sunday, where they received a free eye exam and, if needed, a pair of prescription glasses.
This included an onsite mobile RV that made the glasses onsite.
The exams—which organizers estimate at $400-$500—came thanks to VSP Vision,...
Pedestrian hit, killed on Hwy. 1
A 73-year-old Santa Cruz man was struck by a car and killed early Friday morning on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz.
The California Highway Patrol...
