Freedom News

Watsonville firefighter Bob Warrick attacks a fire inside a utility room at 318 Carey Ave.

As recently as three years ago, Freedom Lake in Watsonville was a healthy lake. According to Cristina James of the Santa Cruz Parks Department, in 2005 only about 10 percent of it was covered by vegetation, ...

Even if California voters pass the anti-gay marriage amendment in November, marriage equality could still prevail.

One man died and another man was hurt in a solo-vehicle crash on Freedom Boulevard in Aptos late Friday night.

Misty Nicole Sandoval and Tony Brasil Trindade are engaged to be married Aug. 30, 2008, at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Watsonville.

In the upper left corner is a navy blue field with 50 white stars that represents the states.

Considering how flammable California has become - as it will continue to be for the foreseeable future - that seems like a viable and safe alternative to fireworks.

The flavor of Isla Vista is a bit different this time of year. It tastes distinctly less like Jack Daniel's and Sierra Nevada, and a little more like Bailey's and Guinness.

"Always remember ... that there is one sin we must never commit and it is to humiliate another person or allow another person to be humiliated in our presence without us screaming and shouting and protesting." ...

The Nigerian government will sponsor talks between oil industry interests and the MEND rebels who have been brutalizing their facilities... Example Sunday, 06 May 2007 JOURNAL: Shell facilities disappear from ...

After months of construction, the Freedom Centre on the corner of Freedom and Airport boulevards is nearing completion, and the property management company is throwing a festival for the occasion.

Santa Cruz County relief organizations are banding together to raise money for victims of the recent fires.

For many people, the Fourth of July and fireworks go together like stars and stripes.

The Watsonville Library was lauded by the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury in its annual report released Thursday, commending the institution on several fronts.

By NBC11's Garvin Thomas In times of crisis, such as a wildfire, we often witness the best examples of neighbors helping neighbors.

Thunderstorms sparked 14 small wildfires in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains on Saturday afternoon, holding up efforts to completely contain the 630-acre Trabing Fire north of Highway 1 and completely closing ...

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 20th, fires started off of Highway 1 between Mar Monte Road and Airport Road.

If you fall and break your legs, don't come running to me. - Samuel Goldwyn An oxymoron is an interesting type of word.

A conservative legal group asked a Sacramento court Monday to order the California agency that oversees marriages to stop issuing gender-neutral marriage licenses.

A good deed feed: Readers are probably familiar with the story of the Rodriguez Street couple who were forced from their home by a fire and code problems, just when they were expecting a visit from their son ...