PHOTO: Valencia Road bridge work continues
Heavy equipment and big steel are part of a new bridge project on Valencia Road in Aptos.
Rain keeps road crews busy
Heavy rains drenched the Central Coast Wednesday night and into Thursday. The storm, out of the Gulf of Alaska, is just a fraction of a series of storms slated to visit the region.
Suspected gas thief arrested
Police arrested a Watsonville man Friday morning suspected of stealing gas from "numerous" vehicles from the last couple of months, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.
Rosales traded by Oakland to Arizona for Mejia
Rosales was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Diamondbacks on Monday for minor league right-hander Jeferson Mejia, then the A's later dealt ace Sonny Gray to the Yankees for three prospects as everyone expected they would do.
PHOTO: Quilt Show runs this weekend
These women view the numerous quilts inside the Crosetti Building Friday, which is part of the 40th Anniversary Pajaro Valley Quilt Association Quilt Show.
Watsonville’s first marijuana growing operation in full swing
Watsonville’s first permitted marijuana growing facility is Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance, which currently distributes its products to dispensaries throughout the Bay Area, and its own in Santa Cruz.
Gallery set to open latest exhibit
The latest art exhibit, “Color!” at the Pajaro Valley Gallery, 37 Sudden St., is about to open.
PVUSD Area 5: De Rose faces single challenger in November
This is part two of a series of interviews with candidates running for seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. In this story, Trustee Area 5 incumbent Leslie De Rose discusses her campaign, and challenger Jennifer Schacher looks to bring “new leadership.”
County’s first babies of the year born at Sutter Maternity Center
As many Santa Cruz County residents celebrated ringing in the New Year, two new lives were just beginning at Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.
Elkhorn Slough designated ‘Wetland of International Importance’
The wildlife of Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve made itself known Friday morning to a crowd celebrating the site’s designation as a Wetland of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention.
Cabrillo football coach Justin Hansen to take leave of absence
Cabrillo College announced Monday that head football coach Justin Hansen will take a formal family medical leave of absence effective immediately.
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