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With the rainy season rapidly coming to a close on March 31, officials are concerned about the scant snowpack in the Sierra and the lack of rain around the state.

Santa Cruz County Public Health Officer Dr. Arnold Leff on Tuesday declared an end to the hepatitis A outbreak that began afflicting local patients in April 2017.

Work is pressing forward to permanently open Valencia Road over Trout Gulch Creek, which was closed in early 2017 when winter storms caused a large culvert to fail and the heavily travelled road to sink, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said Wednesday.

Watsonville Police are looking for five men who burglarized the residence of a 92-year-old woman after forcing their way inside, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland reported Friday.

At peak times, more than half of downtown Watsonville’s 3,000-plus parking spots are empty.

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.

With more than 3,100 parking spots available in downtown Watsonville, finding a place to park isn’t the problem, according to a report. Rather, it’s the city’s management of them that needs improvement.

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Watsonville Charter School of the Arts showed off their creations during the school's Invention Convention on Friday.

The Watsonville Police Department on Thursday issued a warning that scammers are using “virtual kidnappings” to trick people out of their money.

As the City of Watsonville’s financial situation continues to improve, disappointing cannabis revenue and increasing retirement costs have city officials concerned for the future.