Crews clean up Struve Slough
Crews descended on Struve Slough Thursday, halfway through a three-day project that not only cleared the overgrowth, but disposed of the trash left behind from homeless encampments.
Pinto Lake gets on track
As soon as October, county officials are expected to open the county’s newest pump track at Pinto Lake, a 10,000-square-foot patch of earth sculpted with banking turns and jumps for off-road bicycling enthusiasts.
White House makes back-to-school push for student vaccinations
WASHINGTON—The White House, worried that coronavirus vaccination rates among young people are lagging as the school year approaches, is enlisting pediatricians to incorporate vaccination into back-to-school sports physicals and encouraging schools to host their own vaccination clinics as part of a new push to...
Program enforces traffic, pedestrian laws
Multiple law agencies joined forces Thursday to fan out around Watsonville and stop drivers who were violating traffic safety issues in a program known as BADGES, or Before Aggressive Drivers Get Everyone Stopped.
Commission recommends 150-unit housing project
The Watsonville Planning Commission unanimously recommended a project Tuesday that would add 150 housing units on a former junkyard.
‘Steampunk’ novel set for release
Four years ago, Jonathan Fesmire looked to the public to help fund his book, a western that is set in an alternate version of Santa Cruz.
Shooting victim dies from wounds
The man who was shot Friday morning after a court dispute died from his wounds Saturday afternoon, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.
Man busted for $34K worth of drugs
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after he was served a search warrant by the Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Team.
Maddy's alleged killer to be tried as adult
Adrian Jere Gonzalez, who is accused off raping and murdering 8-year-old Madyson "Maddy" Middleton in 2015, will be tried as an adult, a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.
49ers' Jimmie Ward returns from hamstring injury
Ward was cleared to return on Wednesday and took part in practice on a limited basis. Ward hurt his hamstring doing the conditioning test on July 27 and has been sidelined ever since.
Nuñez wins Santa Cruz County supervisor race
Tony Nuñez will be the next Santa Cruz County Supervisor representing the 4th District after final election results certified Friday showed he secured an...





















