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Kids come out for soccer clinic

Thirty-eight young people ramped up their soccer skills over the weekend thanks to a cast of volunteers in the Central Coast Soccer Clinic. Staged at...

Scouts BSA Troop 599 celebrates 100 years

When Assistant Scoutmaster Michael Baker talks about Troop 599, he doesn't start with camping trips or merit badges. He talks about leadership. “For me, scouting in...

A deep drive into Los Angeles

On day two of our nine-day road trip to Los Angeles in May, My wife Sarah and I headed south from Santa Barbara, but...

Construction paused at proposed Gilroy ICE center as lawsuit moves forward

Construction on a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Gilroy has been temporarily paused while federal attorneys prepare their response to...

PVUSD Trustees renew school resource officer contracts

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board voted Wednesday night to renew contracts that will keep school resource officers in three high schools across...

Community invited to plant fairground flowers

The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation is looking for volunteers to plant flowers for this year’s fair. Every year volunteers help plant more than...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Man arrested after Highway 1 road rage incident

A road rage incident ended with one man being arrested after he struck a bicyclist with his car. Patrol Officers responded to the area of...

Bike stop leads to gun arrest

A late-night bicycle stop ended with one arrest and the recovery of a loaded gun. Watsonville Police Department said that while on patrol Monday...

Morning rollover crash snarls traffic

Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Watsonville Wednesday morning. The California Highway Patrol said a Toyota sedan and a...

Fourth suspect caught in June 11 stabbing

A June 11 stabbing in Watsonville that left a man injured has now led to a fourth arrest after the investigation led detectives into...

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More than three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a U.S. president is again casting the threat of Communism as one of the biggest issues facing American voters. At rallies and campaign-style speeches across the country this summer, President Donald Trump is increasingly portraying Democrats as Communists,...

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Kids come out for soccer clinic

Thirty-eight young people ramped up their soccer skills over the weekend thanks to a cast of volunteers in the Central Coast Soccer Clinic. Staged at...

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