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County to hold hearing on El Niño preparations

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Oct. 20 to discuss the potential impacts of El Niño this winter and...

Grizzlies blank Gonzales to earn first league win of the season | High school football roundup

Pajaro Valley High senior Adrian Mendoza-Torres scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Grizzly football team to a 28-0 victory over Gonzales High...

Former Major Leaguer John Bowker named new baseball coach at MVC

Monte Vista Christian School earlier this month announced that former Major League Baseball player John Bowker was named the new head coach of the...

Young artists needed for holiday lights display

Young artists in Santa Cruz County have a chance to see their artwork come to life in lights this holiday season. The Santa Cruz County...

PVWMA seeks input on land repurposing plan

Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PVWMA) is seeking public input on a plan that would allow agricultural landowners to voluntarily convert marginal farmland to...

Folkloric attire of Mexico gets the spotlight

The art of folkloric attire is the focus of the current exhibit at Watsonville Center for the Arts.  Presented by Galeria Plazita, “Threads of Identity”...
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Arizona man dies at Sand Dollar Beach

A 38-year-old Arizona man died Tuesday after being pulled from the water during a large-scale search and rescue operation at Sand Dollar Beach along...

Photo story: Two injured in Freedom Boulevard crash

Watsonville firefighters work the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Airport Boulevard Monday afternoon. The female driver of a Nissan sedan reportedly was attempting...

Photo story: Firefighters quell Brennan Street house fire

Watsonville firefighters deal with a fire that erupted at a single-story home on the 100 block of Brennan Street Sunday evening. They were dispatched...

Sheriff’s Office investigating Aptos shooting

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred on Oct. 10 around 11:30pm, in the area of Center Avenue and...

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Many of us were legitimately confused on Jan. 22, 2017 when Kellyanne Conway uttered the phrase “alternate facts.”  President Donald Trump’s Senior Counselor during his first term of office dutifully defended Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s factually inaccurate statement that Trump’s inaugural had drawn the “largest audience to ever witness an...

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County to hold hearing on El Niño preparations

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Oct. 20 to discuss the potential impacts of El Niño this winter and...

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