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December 25, 2025

PHOTO: Filipino American History Month

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Gerald Santos and his son, Kevin, demonstrate a Filipino style of Martial Arts, known as Arnis, Saturday in Watsonville Plaza during the Filipino American...

Watsonville council declines to place ceasefire resolution on agenda

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The Watsonville City Council on Jan. 16 declined to place a resolution on the Feb. 13 meeting agenda to call for a ceasefire in...

Watsonville native takes reins as mayor of Northern California’s largest city

SAN JOSE—Watsonville native Matt Mahan has been sworn in as mayor of Northern California’s largest city. The Harvard-educated 40-year-old businessman turned politician grew up on...

PHOTO: Bald eagle takes perch in Santa Cruz

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A bald eagle takes a high perch in a eucalyptus tree at Twin Lakes, near East Cliff Drive and 9th Avenue in Santa Cruz...

Thriving among the giants

Stephanie Siqueiros
APTOS—Sitting in the cab of a 25-ton Caterpillar excavator, Stephanie Siqueiros works the levers of the dinosaur-like beast to swivel the mechanical arm to...

E. coli outbreak linked to Central Coast romaine lettuce

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that based on new information, it is now narrowing its warning to North American consumers not to eat, serve or sell any romaine lettuce to crops harvested in the Central Coastal growing regions of California.

Man recently shot near Pajaro levee dies, police say

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WATSONVILLE—A man who was shot Feb. 13 on the Pajaro River levee at the end of Walker Street has died from his injuries, Watsonville...

Chances of thunderstorms loom after triple-digit heat hits Pajaro Valley

CENTRAL COAST—Summer came out swinging on its first day Tuesday, dishing out a high in Watsonville of 99 degrees and a whopping 104 in...

Watsonville to fly LGBTQ Pride flag in June

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WATSONVILLE—The LGBTQ Pride flag will fly in place of the city of Watsonville flag at the Civic Plaza in June after the Watsonville City...

Series of earthquakes hit San Benito County

Largest measured at 4.1 magnitude.
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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...