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The truck driver who backed over and killed a coworker as they cleared a mudslide on Highway 17 last year was under the influence of methadone at the time and should not have been driving, according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 17 in Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

When Bill Sunderland started teaching in 1970, he planned on doing it for only about two years. He said that was his way of giving back to his community. After that, he planned on becoming a professional mechanic. But somewhere along the way Sunderland re

A San Francisco company that helps teachers purchase homes got a boost recently with a $500,000 investment by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.

After serving in the firefighting world since 1985, Battalion Chief Greg Estrada, 49, of Pajaro Valley Fire is bracing to hang up his helmet at the end of the month.

Santa Cruz Police on Sunday arrested two men and a juvenile who are suspected in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old from Vacaville.

A biofuel manufacturing plant that closed its doors two years ago has reopened under new ownership.

A little more than six years ago, triplets Kevin, David and Jason Gonzalez and their brother Flavio walked into Sanford’s Martial Arts in Soquel for the first time, tied the white belt of a novice around their waist and began a journey that has required years of work, focus and dedication.

The Salvation Army in Watsonville will host an open house at its new homeless day center on Monday, a time when visitors can tour the facility and learn about the services offered there.

In an ongoing investigation into a Thursday night robbery at an Aptos liquor store, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday morning was serving a search warrant at a Capitola apartment complex.

Efforts last month to clean Pinto Lake have been successful, Watsonville Environmental Projects Manager Jackie McCloud said Wednesday.