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October 8, 2026

Election 2026: Measure E would raise county sales tax

Santa Cruz County voters will decide on a temporary sales tax to fund county services affected by federal budget cuts in next month’s election.  Measure...

Laird secures funding for healthcare

Last month, Sen. John Laird has secured over $3 million in state funding for advancing healthcare access in Watsonville and the Central Coast region. Watsonville...

Annual folk dance festival wraps up Mexico vacation

It’s still hard to fathom that you can sit on a jet for 2 1/2 hours and step off into a very different world...

Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Hitting the Halfway Point, Girls Water Polo and Preview of Week 7

In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will give you a recap of Week 6 in the football season, and a quick...

‘Catz claw St. Francis in PCAL Mission North opener | High school football roundup

After suffering a disappointing loss in front of the home crowd two weeks ago, Watsonville High managed to bounce back just in the nick...

Body found on Larkin Valley Road

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Aromas man found dead on Larkin Valley Road on Oct. 3 as Christopher Fagon, 39.  At...
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Parents of 14-year-old arrested in Baby Angelita investigation

The parents of a 14-year-old girl at the center of the Baby Angelita investigation have both been arrested, days after the girl was found...
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PVUSD candidate Curt Wilcox arrested on felony charges

The man running for the Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees has been arrested on felony charges. Curt...
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Brett Miller, with ‘appalling’ criminal record, returned to prison

Brett Miller, a Watsonville man with a 40-year history of wild crimes, is going back to prison for two years after 15 years of...

Woman, 78, arrested in hit-and-run crash

An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries early Monday after she was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash that led to an arrest...

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It’s still hard to fathom that you can sit on a jet for 2 1/2 hours and step off into a very different world in Zacatecas, Mexico, with a different language, money, architecture, food, customs and history.  In the city of Zacatecas—in the state of the same name—you are surrounded...

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Election 2026: Measure E would raise county sales tax

Santa Cruz County voters will decide on a temporary sales tax to fund county services affected by federal budget cuts in next month’s election.  Measure...

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