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A small cadre of farmworkers, union officials and politicians gathered at Monterey Mushrooms in Las Lomas Friday to welcome U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was there to discuss farmworker rights and agricultural issues.

In a large, sunny field late Monday morning, about two-dozen Pajaro Valley Unified School District teachers were down on their knees, taking a close look at the plants, animals and other things they found.

This year’s apple crop took a hit from unusual weather patterns that began last year with heavy rainfall.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously declined to hear an appeal of the ongoing Aptos Village Project, ending the latest salvo by a group that has long opposed it.

After experiencing seven traffic fatalities over the past few years in the city, Watsonville has a new vision: to eliminate all fatalities and severe injuries on city streets by 2030.

A Santa Cruz man was arrested Saturday after allegedly fleeing the scene of a collision he caused, and then barricading himself in his residence with a loaded gun when officers arrived, California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Trista Drake said.

Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Watsonville Charter School of the Arts showed off their creations during the school's Invention Convention on Friday.

Volunteers fanned out in Watsonville on Sunday, surveying residents to find out how, or if, they are being affected by climate change.

What happens when a man has extensive construction knowledge, 500 hours of free time and about 150,000 pennies?

Observations from around Watsonville.