49ers' Jimmie Ward returns from hamstring injury
Ward was cleared to return on Wednesday and took part in practice on a limited basis. Ward hurt his hamstring doing the conditioning test on July 27 and has been sidelined ever since.
Continuing the fight against cancer
In the last seven years, the Jerry Loyola Foundation has donated $150,000 to patients and organizations fighting cancer.
Police: homeless sex offender attacked multiple women
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.
Woman gets 11 years for fatal DUI
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.
Tequila, taco festival returns
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.
Eclipse a no-show locally
Across the country, millions of Americans craned their necks toward the sky and covered their eyes in protective glasses to witness a phenomenon that hadn’t happened in nearly 40 years.
Pajaro Valley Pride holds second annual festival
Hundreds of people flocked downtown late Sunday morning for the second annual Pajaro Valley Pride Festival.
Riding for a cause
A team of 21 firefighters arrived in Watsonville Monday after a 70-mile bicycle ride from Half Moon Bay.
Seeking adventure
Assuming Santa Cruz County would deliver its usual gloom for Monday’s solar eclipse, I played hooky from work, loaded my boys in the car and headed inland to San Jose.
Granite leaves Watsonville Airport
Granite Construction, which has been using Watsonville Municipal Airport for nearly a century, will no longer be using the airport, the company confirmed Aug. 10.
Police seeking 12-year-old couple on lam
Watsonville police Saturday were looking for a 12-year-old girl who took her mothers car and went on the run with her 12-year-old boyfriend, and...





















