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Man arrested for "preying" on girl

A Watsonville man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly "preyed" on a teenage girl as she walked to school, the Watsonville Police Department announced Wednesday.

RTC to discuss preferred transportation scenario

The Regional Transportation Commission will outline its preferred scenario for transportation improvements over the next 20 years during a meeting in Watsonville on Thursday.

Hazelwood Park planting effort underway

In addition to Tuesday’s work day, volunteers are needed on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon to help with planting native plants and 10 trees throughout Hazelwood Park.

Fire in Seascape Resort room caused by rubbing alcohol

A fire in Seascape Beach Resort Monday was sparked when a guest used rubbing alcohol to clean a marijuana pipe, not by an illegal hash oil lab, as firefighters initially said, said Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland.

Aromas School honors veterans at annual assembly

For more than two decades, Aromas School has honored local veterans through song, dance and tokens of appreciation at its annual Veterans Day Assembly.

Air quality in Santa Cruz County deemed unhealthy

All schools, county parks and facilities remain open.

Community briefs, Nov. 9, 2018

Community briefs, Nov. 9, 2018

Historic tree removed

One of the oldest documented living things in Watsonville met its end last week to the buzz of a handful of chainsaws.

The Great Turkey Giveaway

Join the Register-Pajaronian's Great Turkey Giveaway, where you will have a chance to win a FREE Thanksgiving Turkey!

County schools receive nearly $1 million with help from Warriors, MBEP

With help from the Santa Cruz Warriors and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership’s MBEP Scholars Program, Santa Cruz County schools have received $986,500 in additional district funding since 2016, the organizations announced recently.
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County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center

For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...