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December 19, 2025

Six from PVUSD earn competitive national scholarship

Marcos Gonzalez Andrea Roman-Fernandez Ruby Romero-Maya
As high school seniors across the nation plan their adult lives, many are considering colleges and universities. Invariably, these questions are guided by a...

One killed in fiery early-morning crash

Update 1:50pm: The repairs are now expected to take until 11:59pm on Sunday. One person was killed early Sunday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on...

Skaters asking for apology after unintended destruction of ramps

Ramsay Park skatepark watsonville
WATSONVILLE—A group of local skateboarders is asking for an apology from the City of Watsonville after a set of skate ramps they purchased were...

Aptos flag poles come down

Aptos Par 3 Golf Course
APTOS—Four 160-foot flag poles that once served as radio towers and loomed over the heavily-traveled intersection of State Park Drive at Highway 1 were...

Watsonville native Marv Marinovich lived for the ‘challenge’

Marv Marinovich Watsonville High school
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School alumnus and former Oakland Raiders lineman Marv Marinovich—who captained the University of Southern California’s 1962 national championship team—once wrestled a champion...

Farmworkers worked despite positive Covid-19 tests for fear of job loss, study shows

CENTRAL COAST—Many Monterey County farmworkers are going to work despite testing positive for the novel coronavirus, and some of those laborers are doing so...

FREE curbside pick up of Christmas trees. Jan. 7-11, 2019

The City of Watsonville FREE curbside pick up of Christmas trees. Jan. 7-11, 2019

Victim in Pleasure Point kidnapping incident found dead

PLEASURE POINT—The man found dead late Tuesday morning in a vehicle in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been identified as Tushar Atre, who was...

Santa Cruz County moves to most restrictive tier of Covid-19 reopening plan

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County has moved to the “Widespread,” or Purple, tier of state’s Covid-19 reopening plan, which carries with it the most...

Cars and Coffee hits East Lake Village

People check out a string of early-day cars and trucks Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center
People check out a string of early-day cars and trucks Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the weekly Cars and Coffee event....
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Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...

At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...