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Large PG&E outage hits Watsonville

Pacific Gas and Electric estimates around 1,524 people lost power in Watsonville Friday afternoon.

Coastal Rail Trail breaking ground Jan. 10

On Jan. 10, the Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail, the Regional Transportation Commission and the City of Santa Cruz will come together to celebrate the groundbreaking of the first segment of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail.

Community briefs, Jan. 4, 2019

Community briefs, Jan. 4, 2019

Highway 1 plan receives environmental approval

An environmental report for the Highway 1 Corridor Investment Program has recently been completed and approved, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission announced.

Bicyclists pedal through Watsonville on trip to Santa Barbara

A young couple from Spokane, Wash. sauntered through Watsonville and the Monterey Bay recently on a bicycle trip from their home to Santa Barbara.

Living strong: After years at nursing home, woman gets her own space

After living in Watsonville Nursing Center for nearly three years, Rosalie Strong spent her first night in her new apartment on Dec. 28, a step that seemed an unattainable dream just a few months ago.

Cold temps, winds whip region

Blistering cold temperatures, driven further down the thermometer by strong winds, gripped the Monterey Bay area starting New Year’s Eve, bringing frost to some regions and a low of 29 degrees in Watsonville.

Div. Chief Rob Ryan moves on

Watsonville Fire Department’s Division Chief Rob Ryan ended his career Dec. 28 after 41 years.

Santa Cruz museum installs exhibit at Watsonville’s Goodwill

A special exhibit from the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) has been installed this week at the Goodwill in downtown Watsonville.

PHOTO: Santa Cruz County's first baby of 2019

Veronikka Velez and Alejandro Rodriguez-Duarte of Watsonville welcomed the birth of their baby boy, Alexander Joseph Rodriguez, Tuesday at 1:03 a.m. at Dominican Hospital.
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Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah addresses about 150 high school students at the start of the Santa Cruz Countuy Youth Civics Summit at Cabrillo College.

Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit

On Friday, about 150 high school juniors from across Santa Cruz County cast their first ballots on three issues that, if passed, would dramatically...