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APTOS—A Watsonville man was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence of drugs after allegedly striking an 88-year-old man, California Highway Patrol Officer Sam Courtney said. Joseph Granados, 29, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, jail records...

Watsonville firefighters keep a close watch on a natural gas leak at a home on the 100 block of Faith Drive Friday.

Santa Cruz Fire Department investigators believe that a fire that broke out Tuesday inside the former Garfield Park Church was deliberately set, the department announced on Facebook. According to SCFD, firefighters responded to multiple calls of smoke and flames seen at the now-closed church—also known...

Led by Maestro Daniel Stewart, they symphony will hold concerts in both Santa Cruz and Watsonville.

SANTA CRUZ—Dientes Community Dental care has launched Santa Cruz County’s first dental residency program, in partnership with and sponsored by NYU Langone Hospitals, the world’s largest postdoctoral dental program to train dentists in the public health setting. In this inaugural year, Dientes is hosting two...

WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors on Wednesday voted unanimously to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and approve the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project. “This project was ranked by the Basin Management Plan (BMP) Committee as one of the...

More than 1,000 students at Watsonville High School hit the street Thursday morning in a boisterous protest against the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation policies.  Waving signs that read, “No Humans are Illegal,” “Stop Separating Families,” and “Protect Kids, Not Guns,” the crowd drew the attention...

A 14-year-old boy caught on camera shooting a gun in the air on the Fourth of July was arrested Friday.

WATSONVILLE—Buried in the wall of an old shed in Santa Cruz for decades, an early-day sign from the historic Hotel Resetar in downtown Watsonville recently resurfaced during a demolition job. “I knew of the Hotel Resetar for a long time, so when I saw my...

Acclaimed rock band Making Movies will perform at the Appleton Grill, 410 Rodriguez St., on Sunday at 7 p.m.