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Santa arrived in an R44 Robinson helicopter at Ramsay Park Wednesday. On the ground, he joined Mrs. Claus where the pair hopped in a 1967 Crown fire engine and headed out to begin a lengthy tour of Watsonville. Over the course of six days, Santa...

While talk of an approaching atmospheric river stole the headlines at the close of last week, the low pressure system that carried that news has now significantly weakened. Sarah McCorkle, meteorologist with the National Weather Service of Monterey, said folks on the Central Coast will...

A Moss Landing man died early Friday morning in a vehicle crash on Highway 1. The California Highway Patrol said that the 28-year-old victim was riding a 2017 Suzuki motorcycle around 6:58am on Highway 1 when a man, driving a Dodge Ram pickup, pulled onto...

The County of Santa Cruz will begin hearings on a proposed $777 million budget on Monday, concluding on June 26.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—On June 29 firefighters from fire departments throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains were blanketed in surprise when three women showed up with a number of free, handmade quilts. Almost 80 firefighters from the Boulder Creek, Felton, Zayante and Ben Lomond fire protection districts...

A previously announced 24-hour closure of Highway 1 in Capitola, scheduled to begin Saturday March 23 at 7pm and run until 7pm Sunday, has been postponed due to weather. Caltran spokesperson Kevin Drabinski said scrubbing the demolition of the Capitola Avenue Bridge was put on...

SALINAS—Nurses, teachers, labor leaders, elected officials and concerned residents held a news conference and rally with more than 50 supporters at the Monterey County Government Center on Oct. 26 to release a report revealing extensive use in the Monterey Bay area of 13 pesticides...

The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County on Monday identified 22 new Covid-19 cases, breaking its previous single-day record (21) set just a week ago. There are now 129 active cases in the county and there have been 379 cases overall. Of those residents that have contracted...

Pajaro Valley Healthcare District—the public agency tasked with running Watsonville Community Hospital—announced Wednesday that they plan to purchase the building and surrounding property, a major milestone in a years-long endeavor to return the facility to public ownership. The unanimous decision came during a closed-session discussion,...