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Brought to you today We’re excited to introduce the Lookout Story Map! An interactive tool to explore the stories and updates of Santa Cruz County. Browse the map >> Good morning! It’s Apr. 9 — here’s ...

A greenhouse’s grow lights create an other-worldly magenta glow along Highway 1 in Monterey County just south of the Santa ...

The Redmans loved their rural farm life yet craved the comforts of the city,” writes columnist. “They hired Watsonville ...

Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce : Awarded 2025 Business of the Year.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUGS CALLED ZOOPLANKTON GROWING FROM THE BACTERIA IN THE EXCESS RICE STRAW. IT MAKES BUGS. BUT BUGS ARE THE LIQUID GOLD FOR CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business confidence dropped to an all-time low in March as the trade war with the U.S. ramped up. The federation says ...

Police are looking for a man caught on camera vandalizing a Watsonville church Friday. Investigators say a man was shown throwing a large brick at St. Patrick’s Church, causing more than $10,000 ...

Given a caption, the model can generate up to 10 images per request (limited to five requests per second) in JPG format, priced at $0.07 per image. For comparison, AI startup Black Forest Labs ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A CREEP has been placed on the sex offenders register after he was caught with tens of thousands of indecent images of young girls stashed in ...

NASA has shared the first images of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams following their return from an epic nine-month space mission that was only supposed to have lasted eight days.