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The City of Santa Cruz joined forces with the U.S. Coast Guard and Power Engineering Construction Company to remove heavy equipment and wood debris...

Supervisors to consider fate to Redman-Hirahara House in August

Local News

Few would question the assertion that the 128-year-old Redman-Hirahara House is showing its age. Languishing in a parcel on the outskirts of Watsonville and visible...

County leaders denounce use of force in L.A.

Local News

The Watsonville City Council and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denounced the use of military force against protestors and...

Sen. Padilla handcuffed at DHS press conference

Local News

Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles Thursday. Padilla, a ranking member of the Senate...

PVUSD opts not to bring back Becky Clark as Watsonville’s athletic director

High School Sports

After spending just one year at the helm, Becky Clark was dismissed from her role as Watsonville High’s athletic director effective at the conclusion...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Man arrested in Moss Landing fight

June 13, 2025

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 29-year-old Joshua Timothy Holtzclaw for voluntary manslaughter after the Sheriff’s Dive Team recovered a man’s body in...

Watsonville Police arrest group in huge fireworks and gun haul

June 10, 2025

Watsonville Police rounded up nearly 1,000 pounds of illegal fireworks after they uncovered a group of people—including a teenager—suspected of selling dangerous fireworks in...

Man walking on trail injured by e-bike

June 10, 2025

An 84-year-old Bay Village resident was injured Tuesday morning after he was struck by a man on an electric bike on the Salsipudes Creek...

Man dies in Aptos house fire

June 6, 2025

A man died in a fire that engulfed a home in Aptos late Tuesday night. Central Fire Division Chief Nigel Miller said firefighters were met...

OPINION

Measure N Milestones: Transparency, Progress, and Community Impact

June 16, 2025

When voters across the Pajaro Valley Health Care District approved Measure N in March 2024, they sent a clear and powerful message: our community hospital matters. With that vote, we took another bold step toward reclaiming local control of our healthcare system and investing in a healthier, more secure...