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October 4, 2026

Watsonville Connect offers services for homeless

Hundreds of people came to the Veterans Memorial Building Wednesday, where they could get a California ID card, visit a dentist, talk about their legal troubles, get a haircut and grab a hot meal, among dozens of other services.

PVUSD trustees approve plan for emergency funds

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WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a spending plan for the district’s third round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, which comes through the American Rescue Plan as a way to help schools nationwide recover...

PG&E: shutoff could affect 6,000 local customers

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Pacific Gas & Electric company is planning for a widespread Public Safety Power Shutoff that will affect numerous Northern California counties, including Santa Cruz County.  According to the company, power shutoffs are likely this evening between 8pm and 10pm, with more than 6,000...

Kids who were forced into therapy program return home

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In October, a Santa Cruz teen and her younger brother were violently taken from a relative’s house, driven to Los Angeles and forced into a family therapy program with their mother. They were then taken to Washington to live with her. Seven months later,...

Report of possible gun puts school on lockdown

Watsonville Police shut down Blackburn Street Friday after they got a call about a man with a gun.

Aptos babysitter sentenced to 30 years

The Aptos man who molested at least two young boys, created pornography of the crimes and amassed a collection of thousands of images of child porn has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

Business celebrates milestone

Representatives of RVS Technology Group join in a celebration hosted by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, of the company's 25th anniversary in the East Lake Village Shopping Center Wednesday.

Photo: Wet weather warning

A Dodge pickup came to a rest on its side against a utility pole early Tuesday morning on the 100 block of Carlton Road. California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said the male driver was traveling eastbound on Carlton just after 7am at an...

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.
Discover PCS! Please complete the online application by 3/5/20 and attend one of the following information meetings if you have not done so in the last two years. An RSVP is required to attend a meeting. Spanish translation will be available at all lottery...

County releases proposed strategic plan

County officials have released the proposed six-year strategic plan.
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Missing 14-year-old found safe in Mexico; father arrested

A 14-year-old girl who disappeared with her father while authorities investigated the death of her newborn daughter has been found safe in Mexico, and...