Two Watsonville City Council races remained too close to call Tuesday night, with incumbent Casey Clark falling behind opponent Angel Zuniga in District 5...
This week’s news briefs cover the Moss Landing shooting, PVUSD school closure questions, Highway 9 traffic disruptions and new businesses in downtown Santa Cruz.
Four Santa Cruz County teens earned spots on the U.S. Youth National Team for the Lifesaving World Championships in South Africa. Now they’re raising money for the trip.
Construction is underway on Highway 9 sidewalks linking Felton with San Lorenzo Valley schools, though cyclists remain concerned about the project’s bike lanes.
Dolores Huerta, whose name and face became synonymous with agricultural workers’ nationwide struggles for fair treatment, who co-founded United Farmworkers (UFW) union with Cesar...
Watsonville hospital leaders consider maternity and NICU closures, a tire-derived chemical raises concerns in local creeks, and more vote centers prepare to open. Plus Halloween restrictions, winter shelter funding and other Santa Cruz County updates.
As AI unsettles career expectations, Santa Cruz County students are reconsidering their paths. Roz Spafford explores local enrollment trends, students’ concerns and why educators emphasize subject knowledge, collaboration and learning to adapt.
From pinball to midway prizes, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s High Score exhibit celebrates the Boardwalk’s gaming past. Vintage machines, archival surprises and playable favorites reveal how generations found fun and connection at the arcade.
From unsettling nights at Brookdale Lodge to neighborhood ghost stories, author Aubrey Graves explores more than 100 locations in Supernatural Santa Cruz: The Ultimate Edition
Potential Medi-Cal coverage losses, Watsonville Hospital’s financial challenges and funding for a new Big Basin visitor attraction lead this week’s local news roundup.
Measure D would expand Santa Cruz County’s coastal protections, giving voters a say over new onshore infrastructure supporting offshore drilling and seabed mining.
