Challenger to vie for Koenig’s Supervisor seat
A longtime biotechnology researcher and public transportation advocate has lined up to challenge Santa Cruz County Supervisor Manu Koenig when his District 1 seat...
PHOTOS: Freedom Rotary sponsors mural
Members of the Rotary Club of Freedom celebrate a new mural they sponsored next to Flodberg Park Tuesday. President Trina Coffman-Gomez (center) said artist...
PHOTO: Celebrating Japanese culture
Members of Taiko San Francisco perform Saturday at the 29th annual Japanese Cultural Fair in Santa Cruz. The one-day event featured music and dance,...
Q&A: Cristal González Avila speaks about her artistic inspirations
Youth in grades 3 through 8 are invited to a five-day workshop entitled “The Mask We Wear & the Stories We Tell.” Facilitated by...
Body found on Carlton Road
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a dead man found in a rural setting along Carlton Road Sunday.
Around 8:30am,...
Santa Cruz County Supervisors approve budget, brace for impending recession
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the $1.1 billion proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, including a $731...
One dead in San Juan Road crash
A 67-year-old Salinas man died and another man was injured early Wednesday morning in a head-on crash on San Juan Road near Aromas.
California...
PVWMA kicks off water supply project
Although work has already begun on the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project, a group of dignitaries, construction workers and a cast from the...
PVUSD high schools see record-high graduation rates
Late in 2022, when officials from Pajaro Valley Unified School District took a look at its high school seniors, they noticed a disturbing trend:...
Briefs: Elks raise funds to help children in need
More than $4.4 million has been contributed this year by members of Elks Lodges throughout California and Hawaii to be used in treating children...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...






















