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The Santa Cruz County Office of Education (SCCOE) has named a Pajaro Valley Unified School District educator of the year.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission approved a new operator for the 32-mile Santa Cruz rail line that runs from Watsonville to Davenport, a plan that could be implemented once an ongoing study of the county’s rail line is complete.

Observations from around Watsonville.

On Monday, 13 firefighters from Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire gathered in Watsonville to pay tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in their own way.

What happens when a man has extensive construction knowledge, 500 hours of free time and about 150,000 pennies?

Hundreds of families gathered at the Casa de la Cultura center in Pajaro Thursday morning, their children eagerly waiting to meet and receive gifts from Santa Claus.

Before 4-year-old Jack Higgins of Sunnyvale walked into the Santa Cruz County Fair Friday afternoon, he outlined the things he wanted to do.

The 20th annual Homeless Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Homeless Services Center in Santa Cruz. The event, open to the public, is about paying respect to those that died while experiencing homelessness.

A group of Pajaro Valley High School seniors participated in the school's first-ever graduation parade on Monday, adorning their graduation colors and marching into Starlight Elementary School’s grounds.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Watsonville has now entered its most intense two months of the year, when it encourages the community to organize the dozens of local food and fund drives throughout the county, forming the Holiday Food and Fund Drive.