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Buddhist Temple celebrates 120 years

A large photo display was part of the 120th anniversary celebration of the Watsonville Buddhist Temple Saturday. Speakers, a proclamation from the City of...

Photo story: Hundreds attend Day of the Dead celebration

Dancers from various groups perform at a Day of the Dead, or Dios De Muertos, celebration Saturday in Romo Park Saturday. The free event,...

Nurses, community advocate for mother-baby units

Nurses, physicians and community members came together Saturday afternoon in defense of Watsonville Community hospital’s mother-baby service lines, which include labor and delivery and...

Watsonville Hospital considers closing mother-baby services, as possible closure within one year looms

Watsonville Community Hospital is considering closing its maternity department, including labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care services, as costs continue to exceed revenue.  The...

Sutter simulation lab brings training to Santa Cruz

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz welcomed the Sutter Health mobile simulation lab back into town for its second training on Oct....

County prepares for potentially historic El Niño

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Photo story: Man leaves after crash on Martinelli Street

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

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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Melendrez pleads not guilty in Larkin Valley Road death

A Watsonville man pleaded not guilty in Santa Cruz Superior Court Wednesday to the slaying of 39-year-old Christopher Fagon. Alvaro Melendrez, 42, remains in County...

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...

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Saving a hospital takes more than purchasing its buildings; it takes protecting the care people depend on inside them.  As Watsonville Community Hospital considers permanently closing maternity and newborn services, the community that invested so much in its survival deserves to see the alternatives before those doors close. In 2022, the...

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Buddhist Temple celebrates 120 years

A large photo display was part of the 120th anniversary celebration of the Watsonville Buddhist Temple Saturday. Speakers, a proclamation from the City of...

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