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County Fair sees 11% growth in attendance numbers

September 23, 2026

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Baking up fun: Santa Cruz County Fair starts Wednesday

September 15, 2026

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Open Farm Tours connects eaters and growers around the county

September 11, 2026

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Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Hollister football has season canceled, girls volleyball update and preview of Week 5

Cover 3 Podcast

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will recap a much tighter Week 4 of the prep and college football season, and...

County officials outline voting options ahead of election

Local News

Santa Cruz County election officials have a message for voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election: Consider voting naked. The advice, County Clerk Tricia Webber...

Missed opportunities prove costly for Aptos in loss to King City | High school football roundup

High School Sports

At times, all it takes is one or two lucky plays for a team to catch momentum at the right time. That wasn’t the case...

Battery fire no longer a threat, officials say

Local News

Monterey County officials said at noon Friday that the latest fire at the Vistra battery energy storage facility in Moss Landing was no longer...

Fire breaks out at Moss Landing battery plant

Local News

This story was updated at 11am with a statement from North Monterey County Unified School District. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has issued a shelter-in-place...

El Niño winter could bring heavy rain and flooding

Local News

Meteorologists are predicting a wet El Niño winter this year, with above-normal ocean temperatures potentially bringing heavy rain and flooding. “We are in a very...

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CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Sheriff opposes placement of sexually violent predator Michael Cheek in Santa...

September 23, 2026

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark is opposing the proposed placement of a man designated as a sexually violent predator at a home in...

Woman flips car on Clifford Avenue

September 14, 2026

Watsonville Police investigate a two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Clifford Avenue at Lassen Way. Around 10:40am, a woman was driving a Nissan Rogue SUV...

Man arrested in ATM skimming case

September 14, 2026

A 22-year-old man is facing fraud and identity theft charges in a skimming investigation that spans the state. According to Watsonville police, the investigation started...

Man arrested in Castroville Homicide

September 9, 2026

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the homicide that happened early Aug. 6 in Castroville. Just after 2am that...

OPINION

Travels With Tarmo: Exploring the depths of Zacatecas

September 17, 2026

A few days into our weeklong stay in Zacatecas, Mexico, my wife Sarah and I had already taken in several live performances around the hilly cobblestone city of the Festival Zacatecas Del Folclor Internacional, and sampled several of the colorful eateries. One favorite dining spot we stumbled on, and then...