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March 28, 2026

Salud Para La Gente receives $25K donation

Sister Julie Hyer, OP, former CEO of Dominican Hospital for more than 22 years, and former CEO of Salud Para La Gente for two and a half years, delivered a donation of $25,000 on Feb. 28 to Salud on behalf of Lifeguard Charitable Fund to support oral health for children and their families.

Panelists to discuss the future of democracy

With partisan politics in Washington dividing the nation, leaders from both sides of the political spectrum will sit down and talk about the state of the country and how to move forward during the return of “Saving Democracy.”

Trailblazers Award winners announced

The Santa Cruz County Women’s Commission announced the four winners of the annual Trailblazers Awards on Tuesday.

Community briefs, March 15, 2019

Community briefs, March 15, 2019

Luncheon celebrates local agriculture

Heritage Hall at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds was bustling late Wednesday morning as guests of the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon eagerly lined up for food.

Date set for PV High athletic field work

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday put their final approval on the PV High athletic field, which will allow work to begin there on April 15.

Santa Cruz Police warns of phone scam

The Santa Cruz Police Department on Tuesday warned residents to beware of a scam in which callers purporting to be police officers threaten arrest unless the victim pays money.

WPD aims to recruit more women

Nationwide, less than 15 percent of police officers are women, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and in Watsonville, that number is even lower.

Watsonville plants trees to celebrate Arbor Week

In celebration of California Arbor Week, two new tree planting efforts are underway in Watsonville this week.

CHP: 30-mile DUI pursuit leads from Capitola to Monterey County

California Highway Patrol officers on Tuesday arrested a Monterey woman after a 30-mile pursuit down Highway 1 that ended when her minivan became stuck, and she climbed in the back to drink a bottle of cognac, CHP Officer Sam Courtney said.
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Walgreen to pay $6 million in price scanner and expired products...

Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million to settle allegations it overcharged customers and sold expired products in California, including violations identified in Santa...
A crew from Granite Construction works on Reach 6 of the Pajaro River at Watsonville Project along Corralitos Creek. (

Levee work underway