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Lifelong Watsonville resident and community advocate Elias Gonzalez announced Monday that he is running for 4th District supervisor. He is up against incumbent Felipe...

County officials vow to oppose immigration officials

Local News

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark told reporters Thursday that local law enforcement will not cooperate with federal officials if they come to the...

Mariners on track for fourth consecutive SCCAL title | Girls soccer

High School Sports

Midway through the winter campaign, Aptos remains the cream of the crop in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with a current record of...

Supervisors greenlight SHIELD to protect immigrants

Local News

Santa Cruz County’s immigrant community got a measure of protection Tuesday after the Board of Supervisors approved an ad hoc subcommittee that will address potential...

Santa Cruz, Monterey counties to test wireless emergency system Thursday

Local News

Officials in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties will conduct a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system on Thursday, sending emergency messages to mobile...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Armed suspect shot, run over by San Jose Police officers

January 23, 2026

A man died Wednesday when he was run over by a San Jose Police officer following a crime spree that extended through two counties. According...

UPDATE: Gun, ammo found at Aptos High tied to ‘off-campus incident’

January 23, 2026

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigators believe a firearm found on the Aptos High School campus this week is likely tied to an assault that...

Body discovered during search for 73-year-old hiker

January 20, 2026

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office announced the discovery of a body in a densely-wooded area off of Ice Cream Grade on the north...

Photo story: Fire at Resetar quickly quenched

January 20, 2026

Watsonville Fire responds to a report of a fire on the third floor of the five-story Resetar Residential Hotel Monday afternoon. Battalion Chief Chris...

OPINION

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23–29

January 23, 2026

Passenger rail price estimates too high One can never convince me that restoring the Santa Cruz Branch rail line for passenger rail would cost an estimated $4.2 billion dollars! I am not a transportation planner or consultant however it is obvious something doesn't jive and I feel an investigation is...