Emergency officials dealt with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon. One driver suffered minor injuries ...

Four men were arrested during a multi-agency undercover operation targeting individuals allegedly using the internet to seek ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a process that will allow them to approve their own raises.

RESCUE Emergency responders work to save a woman trapped in a vehicle at the base of West Cliff Drive. (Santa Cruz Police) Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story contained the incorrect ...

For the first time since the Pacific Coast Athletic League was formed in 2018, Aptos High will not be a member of the Gabilan Division—the highest of the four tiers within the league.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to change the name of Cesar Chavez Middle School to Central Coast Middle School.

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count conducted in January showed that 1,648 people were experiencing homelessness, a 12% ...

Four people were arrested Tuesday and a stolen truck was recovered following a burglary investigation in Watsonville.

Pajaro Valley High on Monday announced that Juan Roman was named the new head coach of the girls’ soccer team.

The annual National Night Out on Tuesday drew hundreds of neighbors to take part in events while engaging with local first ...

MAKING READY he Pajaro River meanders through a course of trees and brush near downtown Watsonville in February 2026. The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency on Wednesday approved a spending plan ...

UNITED Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell, left, speaks to a group of education, law enforcement and nonprofit officials as Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark and Rep. Jimmy Panetta ...