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PLEASURE POINT—The man found dead late Tuesday morning in a vehicle in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been identified as Tushar Atre, who was kidnapped from his Pleasure Point home about seven hours earlier. Atre, 50, was taken from his upscale oceanfront home about 3...

A 1928 Ford Tri-Motor named City of Wichita will be at Watsonville Municipal Airport through the weekend, and available for flights for the public.

SOQUEL—The County of Santa Cruz is searching for an artist to create a new public art piece for the Heart of Soquel multi-use parkway. Jason Hoppin, Communications Manager of the County of Santa Cruz, said the Heart of Soquel Plaza County Park links a walking...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced last week that student-athletes will be allowed to participate in athletic conditioning and workouts starting Monday. Pajaro Valley High School athletic director Joe Manfre said the decision will give coaches a chance to see their students once again and...

Concerns about parking, traffic, water use and changes to the village’s “character” were all at the forefront following the developer’s presentation of its conceptual designs for the repurposing of a parking lot at 120 Monterey Ave. — once the location of the Capitola Theater.

In March, KDUB 99.9 FM presented a job fair at the Appleton Grill in downtown Watsonville, where about a dozen companies looked to fill a number of positions, and job seekers were able to find their future employer.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Ian Larkin, who has headed up Cal Fire’s San Mateo Santa Cruz Unit since May 2016, has announced his retirement, capping off a career that spanned three decades. Born and raised in Watsonville, Larkin now lives in Scotts Valley with his wife and...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Students in Santa Cruz County are once again invited to submit entries into a regional writing contest headed by the Palo Alto Humane Society (PAHS). The Ambassadors of Compassion Story Writing Contest is open to seventh and eighth graders in Santa Cruz, Santa...

SANTA CRUZ—Class of 2020 Salutatorian Michelle Soriano says she has come out of Pacific Coast Charter School a changed individual. “I’m leaving as a different person—but in a good way,” Soriano said. “I feel like I’m better at looking out for myself, and not just...

The Watsonville Police Department is joining law enforcement throughout the state in stepping up its enforcement of distracted driving laws.