Three sentenced in shooting case
Three of the men who took part in a 2014 gang-related shooting that left a man and a 4-year-old girl dead have been given prison sentences, jail records show.
Warriors: Durant out indefinitely with left knee injury
Durant will be out indefinitely after he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and bruised a bone in his leg during Tuesday night's loss at Washington, leaving the Warriors without their shot-blocking big man who also does it all on off
Caput, Dutra likely to face off in November
Santa Cruz County Fourth District incumbent Supervisor Greg Caput defended his seat for the third time in the June 5 election, beating back challenges from four candidates by garnering 33.1 percent of the vote.
Temps bump up
An excessive heat warning continues through the region, with temperatures bumping up above 100 degrees in many inland areas.
A community celebrates
By 9 a.m. on Tuesday, two blocks of Soquel Drive were already packed with spectators, eagerly anticipating the start of the annual World’s Shortest Parade in Aptos.
PVUSD offers teachers 2 percent raise
Pajaro Valley Unified School District offered its teachers a 2 percent raise in the latest round of budget negotiations on Oct. 18.
Police: Woman strikes, kills husband in DUI crash
A Watsonville woman was arrested Saturday night after allegedly hitting and killing her husband with her vehicle while drunk.
Warriors add proven wings Casspi, Young to rotation
Veteran guard Nick Young is getting a new start with Golden State, agreeing to a $5.2 million, one-year contract Wednesday with the champion Warriors.
State adopts rules for pesticide use around schools
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) on Tuesday announced a new set of rules governing the use of pesticides around schools and licensed child day-care facilities.
New transitional camp opens for homeless
State Park Rangers teamed up with Santa Cruz Police and Santa Cruz County workers early Wednesday to clear away a homeless camp that has taken over a large section of San Lorenzo Park known as the bench lands.
Local prep cross country teams stay on course near the midseason...
The majority of local high school cross country teams are starting to hit their stride as they begin to head deeper into the 2026...






















