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December 19, 2025

Salvation Army plans moving forward

Plans by the Watsonville Salvation Army to revamp its downtown location moved forward Wednesday when the organization met to discuss a recent needs assessment.

Trump, Congress leaders reach deal to end shutdown

Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and congressional leaders on Friday reached a short-term deal to reopen the government for three weeks while negotiations continue over the president's demands for money to build his long-promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Photo: Truck flips in 3-vehicle crash

elkhorn crash
Emergency officials deal with a three-car crash on Elkhorn Road in Las Lomas Tuesday morning. California Highway Patrol officer Chris Weaver said a female...

Local church raises over 1 million meals for Second Harvest

APTOS—A local church kickstarted an initiative recently which has raised enough money to fund more than a million meals for Santa Cruz County residents. Citing...

College Lake water pipeline project moving forward

College Lake Pipeline Project
One mile of the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville has now been completed, with five miles to go.  The project calls for six miles...

Kona Brewing Co. Tap Takeover TONIGHT @ Straw Hat Pizza

Straw Hat Pizza is excited to bring you the Kona Brewing Co. Tap takeover! This Wed. March 28th head down to your local Straw Hat Pizza at 2026 Freedom Blvd. and join the festivities! Starting tonight at 6pm-10pm. We have live music & an amazing Beer selection! Raffle and giveaways all night long. Also Paint and Chill Party, Watsonville Youth Center Fundraiser so we will be raffling off some really cool stuff! Live music from Jaime & The Allstars Band

Helping those that help–Jacob’s Heart gets art supply donation

Jacob’s Heart Family Center got an extra boost on Feb. 8 when members of the West San Jose - Campbell Lions Club delivered 200...

Familiar names running for Santa Cruz County education seats

Editor’s note: This is the fifth entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections. Interviewees will...

Killings stun city

A gunman at the Gilroy Garlic Festival killed a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man as the three-day food festival wrapped up for the weekend Sunday evening, July 28, according to police.

State reports growing cannabis revenue

California’s cannabis industry generated $144.2 million in the second quarter of 2019, a jump from the first quarter, and a promising indicator for an industry many local jurisdictions saw as a cash cow for tax revenue when voters legalized marijuana in 2016.
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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...