Animal control officers in Santa Cruz County have evolved beyond their traditional "dog catcher" stereotype to provide a ...

After years of trials, whale-safe “pop-up” crab traps will be available to all commercial crabbers for the first time in spring 2026. Using the traps during spring fishing, when whale activity ...

The downtown library mixed-use project will officially start construction with a private groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 20.

As the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s passenger rail project continues to move forward, the agency still needs to find funding for the project’s environmental analysis. While ...

A traffic crash happened near San Juan Rd and Tarpey Rd in Watsonville/Pajaro. A white Alfa Romeo went off the road into ...