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Driver arrested for allegedly striking CHP officer

The California Highway Patrol has arrested a Watsonville man for allegedly driving into a CHP motorcycle officer on Sept. 6.

Officers raising awareness of breast cancer

Throughout the month of October, Watsonville Police officers will sport pink badges to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Suspect detained in reported stolen car

Police detain a man on suspicion of auto theft after they stopped him in a Honda Civic that was stolen out of Gilroy on the 900 block of Main Street Tuesday.

Farming for a cause

Farm Discovery’s “Pollinate: A Feast in the Fields Benefit” was held Saturday, benefiting its programs that serve about 2,000 children every year, who learn about food, nutrition and nature on the 150-acre farm.

Community briefs, Sept. 26: Teen Anime Club meets at library

Community briefs, Sept. 26, 2017

PHOTO: Watsonville man celebrates 102nd birthday

Watsonville resident Manuel Zayas Ramirez celebrated his 102nd birthday with family Saturday.

Community briefs, Sept. 21: Buddhist Temple holding annual dinner

Community briefs, Sept. 21, 2017

County’s largest school fundraiser underway

Drive for Schools, billed as Santa Cruz County’s largest school fundraiser, kicked off its 13th year.

Former R-P editor’s fifth mystery a wrongful conviction story

For years, former Register-Pajaronian editor Mike Wallace has been fascinated by wrongful conviction cases and has been compiling news stories on them. Now he’s put that interest to work in his fifth mystery novel, a wrongful-conviction story titled “I Scarce Can Die.”

PHOTO: Oktoberfest Santa Cruz returns

Watsonville-based German polka band The Thirsty Nine will once again perform at Oktoberfest Santa Cruz on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High St. in Santa Cruz.
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Countywide history fair set for Watsonville

In the late 1800s, Claus Spreckels ran a mill that processed locally grown sugar beets, a thriving industry that is generally credited with seeing...