Crews hope to patch Pajaro River levee breach by end of Monday
PAJARO—A secondary breach of the Pajaro River near the Pacific Ocean Monday has helped relieve pressure from the levee and lower floodwaters in Pajaro.
Crews...
First coronavirus case confirmed in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County Health officials on Saturday announced that the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the county.
Officials are not releasing...
Photo: Busy weekend for Boardwalk as rides reopen
Limited rides at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk reopened April 1 following state public health guidelines. Boardwalk rides have been closed since March 2020...
Alleged sheriff’s sergeant killer waives preliminary hearing
SANTA CRUZ—The man who allegedly fatally shot Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben Lomond last year during a violent crime spree...
Community briefs, Sept. 27, 2019
Coastal Cleanup Day collects 7,700 pounds of debris
MONTEREY BAY REGION—More than 2,000 volunteers collected more than 6,000 pounds of trash and over 1,700 pounds of...
Local author to release first prose and poetry collection
Author Olga Rosales Salinas remembers clearly the folklore and myths she heard growing up in Watsonville.
The Mexican legends of La Llorona and El Cucuy...
Big rig tears off hydrant, geyser erupts in downtown Watsonville
A powerful geyser of water blasted into the sky at Main and West Beach streets for more than five hours Monday after a big...
Dropping in | Photo Gallery
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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...
