RESCUE Emergency responders work to save a woman trapped in a vehicle at the base of West Cliff Drive. (Santa Cruz Police) A woman died early Thursday morning after the car in which she was a ...

SWEDISH With orange and molasses flavors, this bread can be sliced and frozen giving you daily slices of fresh bread toast. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian) Limpa means loaf in Swedish, so this recipe ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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

Santa Cruz Police have arrested two 17-year-old juvenile males on suspicion of firing shots at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ...