Death toll rises to 60 in powerful Mexico earthquake
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico struck off the country’s southern coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the night. At least 60 people were reported dead.
PHOTO: Fire breaks out at former rail station
Particle board now covers a burned out section of a wall at the former Watsonville Station on Walker Street at West Lake Avenue where a fire broke out late Tuesday.
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.
Santa Cruz County celebrates with parades
Thousands of people attended Fourth of July parades in Watsonville and Aptos Friday, lining sidewalks aliog main streets to see hundreds of participants. Below...