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December 21, 2025

Photo: Rite Aid robbed at gunpoint for second time in 2 months

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Watsonville Police Master Officer Charles Bailey deals with an armed robbery at Rite Aid on Freedom Boulevard Tuesday morning. Bailey said a man wearing...

Aptos High welcomes new principal

Alison Hawks-Sloan
APTOS—Aptos High School’s new principal began her career in education during a stint in the Peace Corps, where in a small mountaintop village in...

Changes possible for Bay View Hotel, other properties

The iconic Bay View Hotel in Aptos is one of several properties being considered for conversion to long-term rental units.

Spay and neuter clinic serves South County pets

Friends of the Watsonville Animal Shelter expanded its reach last year further into South Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County when it relinquished spay and neuter operations to the new Spay and Neuter Clinic of the Pajaro Valley.

Major injuries reported in Riverside Drive crash

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A man was seriously injured and a woman and two children suffered minor to moderate injuries in a two-vehicle crash Sunday on Riverside Drive. Watsonville...

Santa Cruz’s Charlie Hong Kong serves lunch to local farmworkers

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WATSONVILLE—About two dozen farmworkers settled in on picnic tables at a Lakeside Organic Gardens field Wednesday for a fresh, healthy lunch featuring the very...

Photo: Santa Claus arrives in Watsonville for citywide tour

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Santa arrived in an R44 Robinson helicopter at Ramsay Park Wednesday. On the ground, he joined Mrs. Claus where the pair hopped in a...

Obon Festival returns to Watsonville Buddhist Temple

The Watsonville Buddhist Temple will once again host its annual Obon Festival Sunday.

WPD participates in national Coffee with a Cop event

WATSONVILLE—As a traffic patrol officer, Watsonville Police Officer Devon McMahon has his share of contact with the community, although possibly not always the type...

Aptos man dies following crash near Freedom-Valencia intersection

APTOS—An Aptos man died on Nov. 11 from injuries he suffered in a two-car crash on Nov. 5 on Freedom Boulevard. California Highway Patrol officer...
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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...