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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Housing Matters (HM), a local organization that aims to resolve homelessness, announced Feb. 24 that it is teaming up with the County of Santa Cruz to house 90 of the region’s most vulnerable residents. Housing Now is a new program that hopes to...

WATSONVILLE—Two people, including a 17-year-old girl, are behind bars after plotting an armed carjacking and leading multiple law enforcement agencies on car chases. City of Watsonville spokesperson Michelle Pulido said the crime spree came to an end when the teen girl crashed a stolen black...

WATSONVILLE—Around 300 area students were presented with free backpacks loaded with school supplies Saturday thanks to the Salvation Army in Watsonville and a handful of other groups.  By 10am a lengthy line of students and their families lined up at Watsonville Plaza to fill new...

As part of the City of Watsonville’s celebration of its 150th anniversary, a Sesquicentennial Commemorative Logo was recently introduced. The logo has appeared in various spots around the city, including the Civic Plaza, marketing materials and in the form of a lapel pin.

Halsen Healthcare publicly announced its intention to buy the hospital from Tennessee-based Quorum Health Corporation in June, sparking concern it would remain under control of a profit-minded corporate entity.

Rylee Gomez made her season debut for the Watsonville High softball team in a 17-1 win in five innings against San Lorenzo Valley in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play on Tuesday. The junior infielder batted 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs. Gomez,...

Performances to be held the weekend before Christmas.

WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville is installing green bike lanes on five heavily-trafficked streets throughout the city. City officials celebrated the start of the project with a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday at the corner of Bridge Street and Hushbeck Avenue. That installment will stretch from the intersection...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at the tail end of its Tuesday night meeting approved plans to reconvene today to discuss a resolution in support of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s (RTC) business plan for construction and operation of a passenger rail line...

A multitude of elected officials, workers and law enforcement officials from Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties gathered at the Government Center in Salinas Wednesday to send a message to the immigrant community and the federal government. “Today we stand together, locally, statewide and...