Davenport News

The Sierra Dinner Train rolls into the sunset. The operator said he is interested in offering a similar dinner train in Santa Cruz County People dream.

For years, transportation planner Luis Mendez has been poring over old county railroad records.

With the commercial crab season opening this weekend, local fishermen are keeping an eye on amateurs who are already experiencing a great catch.

The county has received nearly $100 million in federal stimulus funds, including money to replace the old Davenport water treatment plant Nearly $100 million of federal stimulus has been awarded in Santa Cruz County, according to government data released this week.

In an ongoing showcase of local artwork, the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County invites guests to meet the artists, Richard Bennet, Tana Brinnand-Tolson and Bob Bishop.

Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz was closed in both directions for several hours on Sunday after a fatal accident involving a suspected drunk driver.

Santa Cruz County's Regional Transportation Commission RTC is on the verge of buying the 32-mile long Union Pacific Rail corridor that spans the county from Davenport to Watsonville.

Spend a relaxing evening at Davenport Roadhouse, with dinner accompanied by the music of local folk artist Sherry Austin.

The jury trial for a Live Oak man accused of murdering a Capitola parolee in April was set for June 8. David Alford, 54, is accused of shooting Hans Hugo Heath, 58, hours after the two met.

Two members of the Bonny Doon Elementary School board who were elected just last November have resigned -- one because of a family move and the other because of a conflict of interest.

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In Antioch, emergency crews rescued two adults and a baby from a flooding apartment.

Up to 70 homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California are under mandatory evacuations, because of the threat of a mudslide Tuesday .

Tuesday, North Coast residents watched the rain come down with the same undivided attention they'd given the smoke plumes and Cal Fire helicopters as the Lockheed Fire raged through the hills two months ago.

With the support of all of the Democrats -- and one Republican -- on the Senate Finance Committee, a health care reform plan has been sent to the full Senate.

A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire-scarred hillsides braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.

The biggest October storm since 1962 slammed into the Central Coast early Tuesday, causing major problems and delays on roads and freeways, prompting evacuations in slide-prone areas left vulnerable by fire and leading to power outages that shuttered San Lorenzo Valley schools.

The Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services is asking residents in an area of Davenport to leave their homes because of the storm.

The area that is expected to be the hardest hit during the storm is the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Six months ago, a wonderful package arrived that could have easily delayed Kristen Heady's Ph.D. work on tidal pools.