Soquel News

Eighty kids were about to run across the sand barefoot at Blacks Beach for their first day of junior lifeguards Monday when one kid found a drug needle.

A 43-year-old gang member was arrested Saturday night with a loaded gun and brass knuckles, Watsonville police said.

A suspect in a Soquel Hills homicide faces about 18 years in prison when he is sentenced this month in a separate drug case.

CHP received a call about suspected car thieves on Soquel Drive just west of Rodeo Gulch, according to a release from CHP.

Q The crosswalk button on the corner of Soquel and Mission drives, in front of Erik's Deli, is not working.

Accomplished Scotts Valley High School graduate Bennett Sanderson joined an elite club Saturday when an Eagle Court of Honor was held for reaching the highest, most challenging rank within Boy Scouts of America.

The Centers for Disease Control is investigating 99 hepatitis A cases in eight western states including one in Santa Cruz County possibly linked to Townsend Farms Organic frozen berry pom mix popularly used in smoothies.

With seniors and disabled passengers lobbying hard for its return, Santa Cruz Metro's Board of Directors took a step Friday toward restoring bus service on Santa Cruz' Frederick Street.

Twenty-five years ago, Kyra DeBiaso and her girlfriend hopped on a train with their Eurail passes and chose an empty car, feeling lucky to have space to themselves.

Imagine returning home from a three week vacation and find that you've been burglarized.

In Soquel, Capitola and Aptos, a property owner who creates a granny unit is charged for an individual water meter and assessed fees of $12,000, slated in July to go up to $16,000.

If you had to take a guess about what local news topic has generated the most letters to the editor over the past decade, what might it be? And it's why we hesitate to even venture an opinion, however neutered, on a volatile topic where people on both sides -- and there's hardly a middle ground -- are convinced they're right.

Cabrillo College has 1,213 students graduating in the formal commencement ceremony Friday night.

Rabbit Haven will host a rabbit education and adoption event 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pet Pals 3660 Soquel Drive, Soquel.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has released a draft environmental impact report for public review on the planned Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail.

The Diversity Center, the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce and Hospice of Santa Cruz County all have reason to be happy with the $13.8 million city budget that emerged from a City Council study session Thursday.

The Small Business Development Center presents a seminar, "Writing a Winning Business Plan," 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, 7807 Soquel Drive.

One of the largest recent projects to reduce fuel for wildfires in the Soquel Hills continued this week on Laurel Glen Road.

Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County plans an open house 5-9 p.m. Friday at the Tannery Arts Center, 1070 River St. Admission is free.

Q Has a study ever been done on the advantages of having "on-ramp metering traffic lights" installed on some of the ramps coming onto to Highway 1? These are so beneficial to many congested cities throughout California.