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Friday update: Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board set to change as Navarro drops further behind Realmuto

November 3, 2026

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Two teens identified as victims in Moss Landing shooting

November 3, 2026

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Two dead, two injured in Moss Landing shooting

November 2, 2026

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Multiple fatalities reported in Moss Landing shooting

November 2, 2026

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Teen arrested for murder in Jetty Road double homicide

Crime, Fire & Courts

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Greenfield resident in connection with the Nov. 2 shooting on Jetty Road in Moss Landing...

Santa Cruz student survives mass shooting in Poland that killed six

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A 21-year-old Santa Cruz man studying abroad in Italy found himself running for his life Saturday when a gunman opened fire in a crowded...

Mariners sail to a perfect 5-0 to capture PCAL Mission North crown | High school football

High School Sports

Ben Martin came up with the biggest play of the game on Friday night that helped the Aptos High football team clinch a Pacific...

Watsonville’s Garcia-Ferreyra wins Mission Division race | Boys cross country

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Watsonville High senior Nain Garcia-Ferreyra stood at the finish line at last week’s Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country Championship, huffing and puffing in...

Businesses push back against temporary METRO station location in Watsonville

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Santa Cruz METRO officials on Friday presented two possible locations for a temporary downtown Watsonville transit center, a move necessary while the existing station...

MVC’s Anna Conca captures Mission Division race | Girls cross country

High School Sports

Monte Vista Christian junior Anna Conca kept her season alive after putting on a stellar performance at the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cross Country...

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CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Teen arrested for murder in Jetty Road double homicide

November 7, 2026

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Greenfield resident in connection with the Nov. 2 shooting on Jetty Road in Moss Landing...

Man assaulted with pipe, BB gun near Pajaro River

October 27, 2026

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of brutally assaulting another man with a metal pipe and a BB gun before...

Photo story: Man leaves after crash on Martinelli Street

October 25, 2026

Watsonville firefighters clean up the scene of a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Martinelli Street. The male driver of a pickup was traveling north...

Photo story: One injured in East Lake Avenue crash

October 25, 2026

Watsonville firefighters respond to a two-vehicle crash on East Lake Avenue at Tuttle Street early Saturday. Watsonville Police said the female driver of a...

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Hard choices, new hope: our plan to keep Watsonville Community Hospital open

November 6, 2026

When I joined the Watsonville Community Hospital board in 2022, I knew that saving our hospital from closing and bringing it back into public ownership was just the beginning. We do this for our friends, family and neighbors—parents who need a safe place to have a baby, seniors who need...

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