Voters flock to the polling stations, many for the first time
A record 19.6 million people turned in their voter registration forms by the deadline, according to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla.
Coffeeville expands in East Lake Village Shopping Center
New space includes more seating, additional menu items.
Cabrillo stabbing suspect makes court appearance
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.
Loose trailer smashes into pedestrian
A male pedestrian was seriously injured Friday morning in a freak crash where a trailer, loaded with gravel, broke free from a pickup and smashed into him on Harkins Slough Road where he was walking his dog.
Kohut, accomplices held to answer
A Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday that there is enough evidence to send a former neurosurgeon and his female accomplices to trial on charges that they sexually abused both of the women’s children.
North County division chief checks out
Battalion Chief Humberto Arista, a division chief with North Monterey County Fire, put in his final day Wednesday following 26 years with the district.
Woman stabbed at Cabrillo College
A woman was stabbed at Cabrillo College near the school’s cafeteria Wednesday afternoon, a college official said.
A show of support for climate change lawsuit
A large group of young people took picket signs in hand Monday afternoon and went on a short march near the Santa Cruz County Courthouse, a show of support for a federal lawsuit that could have a resounding effect on how the U.S. government deals with climate change.
PVUSD holds State of the District meeting
In the two years since Michelle Rodriguez began her tenure as Pajaro Valley Unified School District superintendent, the district has boosted by 20 percent the numbers of first-graders who are able to decode and comprehend what they read.
County supervisor, Cabrillo trustee seats join busy city council race on ballot
Incumbent Greg Caput is facing off against Jimmy Dutra for the Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 4 seat after the pair finished in the top two in the June election.
Thousands fill Watsonville for Strawberry Festival
The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...























