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The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a rate increase for taxicab services.

"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like. Food The Bagelry: lox bagel I grew up on the East Coast where Jewish delis were common. One of the glories of these grand eateries were their...

An Aromas man was arrested at Cabrillo College in Aptos Wednesday morning after allegedly making threats of violence against someone on the campus.

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday voted to allow the city’s moratorium on evictions to expire at the end of the month, and instead defer to tenant protections put in place by California’s Judicial Council. The local moratorium was approved by the council on March...

Juan Manuel Corona, 60, has been charged with lewd and lascivious acts against a child, false imprisonment, and rape by force or fear. He is being held in Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.

WATSONVILLE—A warehouse in the heart of Watsonville’s industrial district sat mostly empty until about a month ago, when a local realtor converted it into a distribution center for coronavirus care packages. Dee Dee Vargas, along with Pajaro Valley Unified School District bus driver Barbie Gomez,...

The families braved sweltering late-summer heat and waited in line for about an hour to get their much-needed items. But many of them live their lives facing far more insidious threats: poverty, coupled with arrest and deportation by immigration officials.

The Summer Art Camp at the Corralitos Cultural Center is a place where children can be together while learning about art and culture around the world.

The Northern Monterey County Foundation (NMCF) for the third year awarded $34,000 over a dozen grants to nonprofits serving North Monterey County residents.

MONTEREY COUNTY—Monterey County health officials on Saturday announced the first death of a county resident that had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Officials said the victim was an “adult individual” who had an “underlying health condition” that made them more susceptible to the highly-contagious virus that...