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Remembering a hometown hero

A chorus of toasts rang through the Pajaro Valley Clubhouse on Saturday in remembrance of a local hero.

Man arrested for stabbing

A Santa Cruz man is in custody and facing attempted murder charges for a stabbing that occurred Monday night on the San Lorenzo River Levee.

Sheriff: school threat was joke, no pending charges

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a potential threat to Aptos High by a student Sunday, and determined the threat via social media was meant as a joke.

Watsonville man killed in crash

A Watsonville man was killed Sunday after a head-on collision on Highway 9, California Highway Patrol officer Julietta Trenado said.

Woman arrested for murder

An Aptos woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly stabbed her husband to death, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said.

State reports growing cannabis revenue

California’s cannabis industry generated $144.2 million in the second quarter of 2019, a jump from the first quarter, and a promising indicator for an industry many local jurisdictions saw as a cash cow for tax revenue when voters legalized marijuana in 2016.

About Town, Week of Aug. 26

Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

House and Garden of the Month | August, 2019

House and Garden of the Month for August 2019.

Community briefs, Aug. 23, 2019

Community briefs for the week of Aug. 23, 2019.

What's going on? | Aug. 24-30

Weekly calendar of events.
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Si Se Puede opens new 30-bed facility

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Watsonville, Encompass Community Services celebrated the opening of a new Si Se Puede behavioral health campus on Miles...