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January 25, 2026

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Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine taken, returned after uproar

January 23, 2026

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Pajaro Valley secures PCAL Cypress Division crown | Girls basketball

High School Sports

If someone would’ve told Pajaro Valley High senior Monique Ayala back in November they’d be Pacific Coast Athletic League champions come the end of...

Watsonville City Council hears traffic safety plan

Local News

The Watsonville City Council on Feb. 10 reviewed a draft Vision Zero Corridor Study aimed at reducing traffic deaths and serious injuries, particularly among...

Students speak up in Watsonville Rotary speech contest

Local News

Three students from Watsonville High School stepped up to the microphone Wednesday in an Annual Speech Contest hosted by the Rotary Club of Watsonville. The...

Panetta secures $3.15M for Santa Cruz Wharf repairs

Local News

When the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal wharf was smashed by surging waves during storms in December 2024, representatives from Congressman Jimmy Panetta’s...

Farmer’s Market manager Jesus Madrigal recognized

Local News

Watsonville Certified Farmer’s Market manager Jesus Madrigal was recognized at a Feb. 10 City Council meeting with a framed proclamation handed to him by...

Aptos boys soccer extends win streak to five | Weeklys Sports Roundup

High School Sports

Aptos High’s Ivan Zavala recorded a pair of goals as the boys’ soccer team defeated Soquel, 2-0, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Two crashes occur in two days in same location

February 19, 2026

A pair of crashes in two days knocked out power and tore down two utility poles a few hundred feet apart on Airport Boulevard. The...

Body identified as missing woman

February 15, 2026

A woman’s body recovered on Jan. 18 in the area of Smith Grade and Moore Ranch Road has been identified as 73-year-old Jeanne Burke,...

Photo story: Early morning crash causes power outage

February 15, 2026

This story has been updated from a previous version. A woman escaped injury when her SUV smashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning on...

McGregor Drive to close Feb. 18-19 for Highway 1 construction

February 13, 2026

McGregor Drive will be fully closed between Park Avenue and State Park Drive from 6am. to 3:30pm Wednesday, Feb. 18, and Thursday, Feb. 19,...

OPINION

At the Feb. 11 PVUSD Board meeting, trustee Gabe Medina was banned from the PV High campus for 14 days. It was a great example of deflecting the charges to blaming others for not doing enough, a practice that trustee Medina has done for the last year while on...