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Community briefs, Nov. 22

Mayor for a Day contest opens Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be the Mayor of a city? Now is your...

Cabrillo plans return to in-person classes

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APTOS—Cabrillo College students will return to in-person instruction when classes resume in the fall, spokeswoman Kristin Fabos announced Tuesday. According to Fabos, more than 50%...

Repair on Hwy 101 in Prunedale runs through Thursday

The Caltrans Salinas South Maintenance crew will be performing pavement repair on southbound Highway 101 between Mallory Canyon Road and Messick Road in Prunedale from Tuesday through Thursday, Caltrans officials announced.

Elliot-McCrea reflects on decades of service with Second Harvest

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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...

Forecasters: Prepare for another storm

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A rainstorm predicted to begin Thursday morning is expected to douse the Central Coast, raising new concerns for flooding in parts of...

Community briefs, July 6

Community briefs, July 6, 2018

Supervisorial challenger takes early lead

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Returns late Tuesday night show Santa Cruz County Supervisorial candidate Manu Koenig far outpacing John Leopold for the First District seat. If Koenig’s...

Watsonville police investigating 2nd fatal shooting in 3 days

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police are investigating the second deadly shooting in three days, after a 19-year-old died of a gunshot wound Saturday night near the...

Sky brilliance | Photo Gallery

Have a recent photo you’d like to share? Send it to us for consideration by emailing it to [email protected] or mailing it to 21...

Experts: be on the lookout for wildlife fleeing fires

WATSONVILLE—Tens of thousands of residents have already been displaced due to the CZU August Lightning Complex fires—and those are just the humans. Wildlife experts are...
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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...