Fun around every corner
An eager crowd gathered at the main entrance of the fairgrounds Wednesday, ready to attend the first day of the annual Santa Cruz County Fair.
Begonia Festival calls it quits, for now
The final Capitola Begonia Festival wrapped up Monday with the traditional Fishing Derby on the Capitola Wharf. The event, which peaks with the Nautical Parade on Sunday, has been a huge draw for crowds of all ages for the last 65 years.
Broadway hits and dancing bits
The Santa Cruz Follies will return with their annual show, this year named “Best of Broadway: Then and Now,” Wednesday through Saturday at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
Ohio incident prompts Boardwalk ride closure
After a carnival ride at the Ohio State Fair broke apart and killed a passenger and hurt others Wednesday night, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk decided to close a similar ride indefinitely.
Three sentenced in shooting case
Three of the men who took part in a 2014 gang-related shooting that left a man and a 4-year-old girl dead have been given prison sentences, jail records show.
CHP urges summer drivers to put safety first
CHP officers are on high alert leading into the upcoming week, as summer travel starts up and Fourth of July approaches. The agency is reminding all drivers to put safety first as more cars than usual are traveling Santa Cruz County’s roads.
PVUSD looks at transportation system
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a pilot program to use locally produced, clean-burning fuel in two of its vehicles. If the month-long test is successful, the district will consider using the fuel in all its busses and trucks.
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...
