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February 4, 2026

Briefs: Elks Lodge holding car show

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The Watsonville Elks Car and Truck Show will take place Saturday from 10am to 3pm at 121 Martinelli St. The show will feature music...

New Santa Cruz County health officer set for appointment

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The City of Berkeley's health officer, Dr. Lisa Hernandez, is poised to take leadership of Santa Cruz County's Health Services Agency if her appointment...

Surfers celebrate Juneteenth in Santa Cruz

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About 150 people plunged into the Pacific Saturday at Cowell’s Beach for the third annual Liberation Paddle Out celebration of Juneteenth. With the aid of...

Man found dead on Main Street

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A man was found dead Saturday afternoon at Ramsay Park. WPD said the man was found by a passerby in a row of shrubs along...

Grant to help move homeless from Pajaro River encampments

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Homeless services advocates from Monterey and Santa Cruz counties are considering placing a small community of modular tiny homes in a church parking lot...

PHOTO: Car theft suspect caught in Watsonville

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Watsonville Police detain a suspect in a stolen car incident Tuesday morning in the Overlook Center on Main Street in Watsonville. Sgt. Javier Ayala...

Hundreds march in Santa Cruz for Juneteenth

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Around 300 people joined the peaceful “March Towards Love and Courage” Monday evening from the London Nelson Community Center to Santa Cruz City Hall...

Men don high heels for Monarch Services fundraiser

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Around 50 men slipped into pairs of bright red and pink high heels Friday for a quick dash around the block in downtown Santa...

Man tied to Bay Area shootings arrested after Santa Cruz County chase

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A man described by police as a person of interest in a shooting that left nine people hurt in San Francisco June 9 was...

Watsonville Hospital nurses decry scheduling changes

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Roughly 100 nurses who work at Watsonville Community Hospital gathered at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Nielsen Street Tuesday to call attention to...
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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...