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October 15, 2026

Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Race for Football League Titles Tightens, Update on Fall Sports, and Preview of Week 8

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will recap Week 7 of the high school and junior college football season, along with...

Watsonville hospital weighs service cuts amid financial crisis

With Watsonville Community Hospital facing a financial crisis that could force it to close within a year, officials are considering cutting services in an...

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...
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CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

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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...

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...

OPINION

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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Watsonville hospital weighs service cuts amid financial crisis

With Watsonville Community Hospital facing a financial crisis that could force it to close within a year, officials are considering cutting services in an...

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