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Santa Cruz County was one of more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. where thousands of people staged rallies opposing President Donald Trump. It...

Walgreen to pay $6 million in price scanner and expired products case

Local News

Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million to settle allegations it overcharged customers and sold expired products in California, including violations identified in Santa...

The slow way home from San Francisco

Travel

On our one-night journey to San Francisco recently, my wife Sarah and I wrapped up day one with dinner at Mister Jiu’s, 28 Waverly...

Levee work underway

Local News

Construction is underway on a long-anticipated flood control project in the Pajaro Valley, even as state lawmakers push new legislation aimed at speeding up...

RSF to host 13th annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Game

High School Sports

The Reggie Stephens Foundation this weekend will continue a long-standing tradition of highlighting the top high school talent from the region. A group of Santa...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Man found with illegal gun

April 1, 2026

A Watsonville man was arrested for possession an illegal gun early Sunday morning following a traffic stop by the California Highway Patrol. CHP officer Israel...

Photo story: One injured in head-on crash

April 1, 2026

Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on the 2500 block of Freedom Boulevard. The California Highway Patrol said the male driver of...

Deputies: Man drove stolen car to face charges for stealing a...

March 24, 2026

A man was arrested Tuesday for driving a stolen car to the Monterey County Superior Courthouse in Salinas, where he was scheduled to appear...

Santa Cruz stabbing suspect identified

March 24, 2026

Police have identified the man suspected of stabbing two people in Santa Cruz on Saturday as Robert David Worel, 32. The Santa Cruz Police Department...

OPINION

A Watsonville man was arrested for possession an illegal gun early Sunday morning following a traffic stop by the California Highway Patrol. CHP officer Israel Murillo said officers on patrol in Santa Cruz made a traffic stop on a Mercedes for a vehicle code violation. Upon searching the car, officers...