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WATSONVILLE—Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., the nation’s largest mushroom grower, has agreed to pay $2.24 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company illegally discharged...

APTOS—In the not-too-distant future, Cabrillo College could bear a different name.  Before that happens, however, a subcommittee of three of the college’s governing board will...

WATSONVILLE—For 40 years, Watsonville’s Smith & Vandiver (S&V) has been manufacturing natural bath, body and skincare products at its FDA-certified facility on Airport Boulevard. But...

A man was arrested Feb. 21 for stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronic equipment from Bradley Elementary School.  Travis Clarke, 33, was charged with...

WATSONVILLE—Staff of Life has delayed the opening of its Watsonville location until next year, according to spokeswoman Hollie Wendt. The Santa Cruz-based natural foods store...

Willie Yahiro was a Watsonville High School graduate whose love for his community inspired him to make his life and career here. He spent...

Robert “Bobby” Salazar, the unofficial mayor of Aptos who served as security guard and maintenance man for Aptos High School for more than four decades, and who was known for his ever-present smile and exhortations for everyone he met to “keep smiling,” died March 17 after a battle with cancer. He was 62.

SANTA CRUZ—A man was found dead in his cell at Santa Cruz County Main Jail Monday morning, marking the second death at the jail...

WATSONVILLE—A massive, long-awaited project that will completely overhaul one of Watsonville’s key arterial roads is set to begin in May. The Freedom-Green Valley Water and...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police are looking for a man who reportedly tried to kidnap a woman in the area of Ohlone Parkway and Yarro Court early...