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December 24, 2025

New downtown exhibit highlights SF Art Institute alumni

WATSONVILLE—A new exhibit will soon open at Studio Judy G in Downtown Watsonville, featuring alumni and former instructors of the recently shuttered San Francisco...

Poetry event highlighting writers of color stopped after ‘Zoombombing’

PV Arts Zoombombing
WATSONVILLE—A virtual event created to highlight writers of color was canceled on Nov. 11 after a group of anonymous attackers logged on to their...

Judge blocks citizenship question on 2020 census

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census, a ruling that will almost certainly be challenged and wind its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Photos: New self-cleaning restrooms open at Plaza

Watsonville plaza bathrooms
New public self-cleaning restrooms—featuring two stalls—opened last week in the Watsonville City Plaza. The overall cost of the project was $450,000.

Bicyclist seriously injured after being hit by truck

A man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after he was struck on his bicycle by a pickup truck on Rodriguez Street.

Elliot-McCrea reflects on decades of service with Second Harvest

Willy Elliott-McCrea
WATSONVILLE—Willy Elliott-McCrea has been with Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County since 1978. During that time, he worked as a truck driver and a...

Child riding scooter killed by car in Ben Lomond

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that left a child dead in Ben Lomond on Sunday.

Weight loss underscores Hernandez’s transformation

Felipe Hernandez
WATSONVILLE—Felipe Hernandez said that something has felt different as he’s walked door to door in the weeks leading up to the June 7 primary.  People...

County workers show their art

Several works of art by Santa Cruz County workers are now on display through the end of September on the first floor of the Santa Cruz County Building.

Four juveniles arrested in suspected Santa Cruz drive-by

Santa Cruz drive-by
SANTA CRUZ—Four juveniles were charged with attempted murder Friday for allegedly shooting a man as he walked in a neighborhood on Hagemann Avenue in...
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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...