Dientes brings nationwide residency program to Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ—Dientes Community Dental care has launched Santa Cruz County’s first dental residency program, in partnership with and sponsored by NYU Langone Hospitals, the...
State makes deal to boost Covid-19 testing capacity
SACRAMENTO—A contract with a San Jose diagnostics company will allow the state to increase its Covid-19 testing capacity up to an additional 150,000, Gov....
Lawmakers, officials pushing for faster Pajaro levee repairs
PAJARO—A little more than a month after the Pajaro Levee broke and released waves of roiling river water that laid waste to homes, businesses...
A time to eat, and play
La Manzana Community Resources offers free hot meals at 10 sites in Watsonville and two in North County.
Group calls for increased buffer zones
Note: reporter Todd Guild contributed to this report
SALINAS—The pesticide Telone–also known as 1,3-D–is thought to be so dangerous that it is banned in 34...
A visit to the moon
Thanks to technology local residents will get a taste of a moon visit in a portable planetarium that will come to Aptos Saturday.
Local team earns top prize
A pair of students from a Santa Cruz-based home school program took a top prize earlier this month at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles.
One dead, one injured in Watsonville house fire
A woman died and a man suffered major injuries Sunday night when fire broke out in their single-story home on the 500 block of...
Non-compliant building forces unemployment service removal
WATSONVILLE—For years the Employment Development Department (EDD) has had an employee stationed in downtown Watsonville to help South County residents receive unemployment services.
That will...
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...
