Twin Lakes News

Paramedics and law enforcement agencies hustled all day responding to a constant stream of calls, for what began as a relatively calm Fourth of July, officers reported.

A state parks ranger was taken to the hospital after being struck by a drunk driver Thursday night as he was setting up road barriers in preparation for the Fourth of July, according to State Parks.

I N AN unremarkable office trailer tucked in a corner of the sprawling California Grey Bears thrift complex on Chanticleer Avenue in Santa Cruz is one man's ode to the stereo.

An economic strategist will be among a handful of redevelopment professionals added to the county's otherwise shrinking workforce, under the county's proposed budget plan.

If approved by the state legislature, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget plan will close 220 of 279 State Parks and Beaches, including each and every State Park and Beach in Santa Cruz County.

Police are looking a 16- to 19-year-old male who shot into an inhabited apartment building on Ross Avenue on Sunday night.

I tried to tell him. Honest, I did. I tried to articulate to Jim Houston that he was a hero to me.

The following schools will host open house events: Linscott Charter School, 220 Elm St., Watsonville, 7:30-8 p.m. Tuesday for kindergarten families, and 7-8 p.m. Tuesday for families of children in ...

Bethany University student Micayla Burnes came away with a $500 grand prize and the title of Scotts Valley Idol after performing her rendition of Whitney Houston's "All the Man I Need" at Malone's Grande ...

Jim More's driveway is blocked by a 3-foot trench filled with gravel. It is about to be covered with concrete for sidewalks and bike lanes that will jog along Seventh Avenue from Capitola Road to Soquel Avenue.

I was stopped for driving under the influence last weekend. I took part in a quick drunken driving media program the California Highway Patrol and Capitola police put on Saturday afternoon.