The 14th annual Watsonville Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening and runs through March 21, showing more than 50 films by both award-winning directors and local filmmakers. The theme this year is ...

With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout's BOLO events calendar.

With her late husband, Rowland Rebele, who died in late 2023, Pat Rebele donated tens of millions of dollars to local charities, nonprofits, arts groups and scholarship funds in Santa Cruz County and ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.

Santa Cruz Fire Station 61 held a “push-in” ceremony Wednesday to celebrate its newest vehicle, a compact and highly maneuverable four-wheel-drive wildland engine designed for responding quickly to ...

South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in Ben Lomond has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure is scheduled to ...

The City of Watsonville’s ban on oversized vehicles parking on public streets citywide goes into effect on Friday. City ...

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One year after she was attacked near her home close to Wilder Ranch, Amanda Timoney has lost faith in the justice system. Repeated judicial leniency toward her attacker has left her frustrated and ...

California is strengthening civics education as America marks it 250th birthday. Teachers have to navigate a polarized political environment as they guide lessons on the Constitution.

In a letter to the editor following the entry of Community Bridges' marketing and communications director, Tony Nuñez, into the race for District 4 county supervisor, the nonprofit's CEO writes that ...

A Santa Cruz judge moved Clarice Owens’ jury trial to April 6 so her attorneys can review newly subpoenaed documents. Hearings later this month will address a motion to drop several charges against ...