Hazelwood Park undergoing restoration
Currently in the middle of a massive restoration project, Hazelwood Park is almost unrecognizable.
Cops double down on drunk drivers during holiday
To help quell an expected uptick in holiday-fueled drunk driving, Watsonville Police Department is partnering with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over program.
Open Farm Tours returns this weekend
For the fifth year, farms throughout the Pajaro Valley will be open to the public for a day of family-friendly activities and tours.
Man shot, killed in Live Oak
A 26-year-old man was shot and killed late Sunday night near his apartment in the Emerald Bay Apartments.
Big rig smashes multiple cars, bursts into flames on Highway 1
Several firefighters, ambulances and police officers are responding to a crash on Highway 1 at River Street after a big rig reportedly struck 21 vehicles and then burst into flames just before 10 a.m.
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Estrada to move on
After serving in the firefighting world since 1985, Battalion Chief Greg Estrada, 49, of Pajaro Valley Fire is bracing to hang up his helmet at the end of the month.
Cortez leaving New School to become socio-emotional counselor
Artemisa Cortez, who has served as principal at New School for four years, has taken a job as a socio-emotional counselor with Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Student Services Department.
ALERT: Buena Vista Drive closed
Buena Vista Drive is closed in both directions at Trabing Road after a truck hauling a load of large logs overturned and sheared a power pole.
A safe place for children
The Safe Kids and Youth (SKY) Center, where a specially trained interviewer will speak with the young victims in a space specifically designed to be child-friendly, has opened in Santa Cruz County.
Local Conservation Corps members head to Puerto Rico
A group of 12 young California Conservation Corps (CCC) members stood together in front of their future headquarters on Aviation Way in Watsonville on Wednesday, swearing an oath to do their jobs to the best of their ability.
Aptos’ Ella Porter makes debut in professional flag football league
Aptos High senior Ella Porter trained for seven days a week on her craft as the quarterback for the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...






















