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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a pilot program to use locally produced, clean-burning fuel in two of its vehicles. If the month-long test is successful, the district will consider using the fuel in all its busses and trucks.

A Watsonville man suffered major injuries Thursday morning after he was struck by a garbage truck as he crossed Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville Police Master Officer Burt Iles said.

SANTA CRUZ — A homeless sex offender from Salinas was arrested Tuesday after allegedly groping several women on pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz Police spokeswoman Joyce Blaschke said.

It may be only a one in 293 million chance, but that’s not stopping many from trying their luck at winning $700 million.

In the last seven years, the Jerry Loyola Foundation has donated $150,000 to patients and organizations fighting cancer.

The young man accused of killing Madyson Middleton, 8, at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz in 2015, Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, made an appearance in court Tuesday in Santa Cruz for a transfer hearing.

On a cloudy Tuesday evening recently, about 40 girls, their parents and six cheerleading coaches gathered on the front lawn at Linscott Charter School. Not deterred by the slight chill in the air, they began warming up with stretches, running laps and practicing kicks.

The fourth annual Tequila and Taco Music Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.

A Watsonville woman was sentenced to 11 years in state prison Tuesday for the 2016 DUI hit-and-run crash that killed Santa Cruz resident Scott Brunton.