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January 14, 2026

Man arrested after lengthy standoff

A man who held police at bay while armed with a knife was arrested late at night on Sept. 4 outside a Herman Avenue...

Picnic honors labor in Watsonville

  The Monterey Bay Central Labor Council held their Labor Day gathering at Romo Park in Watsonville on Sept. 2.  Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez...

Jimmy Dutra’s civil trial begins

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Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra was in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Tuesday, where jury selection began for his civil trial.  The trial is expected...

Jennifer Holm resigns from PVUSD school board

Jennifer Holm, who has served for six years on the Trustee Area VII seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees—two...

Ozzy’s Pizzeria uses fresh, local ingredients to create scrumptious delights

Tim Silva has a great love affair with pizza. He knows what it takes to build a good pie, especially having worked with Pizza My...

TWO CROW’S NEST VICTIMS CRITICAL, SUSPECT ON THE LOOSE

Nearly three weeks after the Aug. 8 double shooting after a beach party at the Crow’s Nest restaurant rattled the Santa Cruz community, no...

Fitness center expands

After opening a new fitness center on Green Valley Road in Watsonville just over a year ago, Toadal Fitness continues to expand services, including...

Attorney General, local law enforcement officials arrest 22 in statewide pot shop burglaries

California Attorney General Rob Bonta was in Santa Cruz County on Thursday to announce the arrest of 22 people who are facing a total...

County Supervisors appoint new sheriff

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously appointed Undersheriff Chris Clark to take the agency’s lead role, a decision that was...

School bus bursts into flames after crash

Two people were injured Tuesday morning after a man slammed into a school bus holding dozens of students. The collision on the 900 block of...
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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...