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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.

Law enforcement officials from three agencies arrested eight people Tuesday, in what police are describing as a “well-orchestrated” scheme to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Santa Cruz County Jail.

When organizers began to plan Santa Cruz’s first Martin Luther King Jr. march, it was unclear how many people would come. But hundreds had gathered an hour before the event began Monday, and by its 10 a.m. start, thousands packed the streets of the downtown area as marchers went from Cathcart Street, down Pacific Avenue and ended at Front Street.

The Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative celebrated the opening of its new art exhibit, “Quintessential Santa Cruz County,” on Aug. 15.

The 2016 Santa Cruz County Crop Report was released Tuesday and all signs point to rising values for the local agricultural industry.

Steven John Wooding, the man suspected of stabbing a young woman Wednesday at Cabrillo College in Aptos, made his first appearance is Superior Court Friday.

Two Monterey County residents were arrested Wednesday after police officers found more than 100 guns, ammunition, a live hand grenade and material for making explosives in their residence.

In the final act of a years-long collaboration, Caltrans signed over the 167-acre property, known as the Elkhorn Highlands Reserve, to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation at a dedication ceremony late Monday morning.

In his quest to cure psoriatic arthritis, Matt Hallock has visited a multitude of doctors and tried numerous treatments.

Taylor Brown sat astride her quarter horse “I’m a Done Deal” at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Thursday, hoping to earn a place in a national championship in November.