A school bus carrying 43 students from Aptos High School and Aptos Junior High was struck head-on by a Kia Forte in Watsonville Tuesday morning, injurying a student and the driver of the Kia. Affected students are being offered counseling, according to an official with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
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Fundraiser, service set for Cabrillo College student killed in crash
An online fundraising campaign is raising money to support the family of Luke Salem, a Cabrillo College student and football player who was killed in a head-on crash Aug. 17 on Freedom Boulevard in Santa Cruz, and friends and family will gather Sept. 5 for a memorial service.
Overnight Highway 1 closures planned next week for ‘Whale Bridge’ work
Northbound lanes on a section of Highway 1 in Santa Cruz will be shut down overnight on Sunday and Monday this week, and southbound lanes shut down overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate construction associated with a new bicycle and pedestrian overpass.
Temporary traffic lights, one-way traffic part of work on Highway 9
Temporary traffic lights, flaggers and one-way traffic patterns will affect stretches of Highway 9 due to construction work that started Monday and will stretch into the fall.
Bicycle and road safety focus of events in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
Events in Santa Cruz and Watsonville this week will highlight bicycle and road safety as students return to school this fall.

