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.
United Way gets new leader
New United Way of Santa Cruz County Executive Director Keisha Frost was a fifth-grader when the local United Way brought in Boy and Girl Scout programs to her community.
Cabrillo College President Laurel Jones announces retirement
Cabrillo College President and Superintendent Laurel Jones will step down on Jan. 2.
Fire burning in Santa Cruz Mountains
More than 300 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to about 150 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Tuesday.
Former jail guard makes first court appearance
Marco Del Real, the former Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy who was charged last week with having sex with a female inmate, made his first appearance in Superior Court Monday.
Concord Police officers struck by car in Santa Cruz
Two police officers from Concord were injured Wednesday when they were struck by a vehicle while performing a high-risk car stop on a wanted fugitive.
Saturday street fair a success
Music filled the street as people strolled, rolled and skated their way around the fifth annual Pleasure Point Street Fair Saturday.
PHOTO: Preparing to plant
Students from E.A. Hall Middle School worked together to unload planks of wood and bags of soil into their school's garden on Tuesday.
Valencia Road repair moves ahead
Big changes are in the air at the work site on the Valencia Road bridge at Aptos School Road where winter storms washed out a culvert beneath the heavily-travelled roadway.
‘Catz football claws their way back to beat MVC | Weeklys...
Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football...
