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December 29, 2025

Showing off together

Jes Fuhrman poses with her bird during the BFF Boutique Fashion Show in Capitola Sunday.

DA: No charges to be filed in beach death

A man arrested in the death of another man Sunday in Santa Cruz will not be charged, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced Tuesday.

Drive-by shooting reported at busy intersection

A reported drive-by shooting at Main Street and South Green Valley Road Saturday afternoon closed the busy intersection for several minutes.

Outdoor Day approaches

The eighth annual Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day is slated for May 12 and 13. The free, family-oriented event, which takes place at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, will include scores of exhibitors who will be on hand to help youths get acquainted and

City Council approves manufacturing, processing of medical marijuana

WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved an ordinance that will allow for the manufacturing and processing of medical marijuana products.

In recognition of local labor

WATSONVILLE — Workers at Lakeside Organic Gardens of Watsonville were honored with a hot lunch served at the edge of a farm Thursday. The annual gesture is a way for the folks at Charlie Hong Kong Restaurant of Santa Cruz, who served the meal, to give tha

Mountain lion nabbed in shopping center

SANTA CRUZ – The presence of a mountain lion closed down a huge section of Live Oak early Thursday after a witness spotted the young male in the East Cliff Village Shopping Center.

Teachers confront trustees

WATSONVILLE — An estimated 600 teachers, parents and students packed the Watsonville City Council chambers Wednesday for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting. The crowd was there to protest a proposed cap on the amount th

Building a path to their future

APTOS — If a plan by a newly formed group is successful, nearly three-dozen middle school girls from Pajaro Valley Unified School District will enter high school and college with bolstered self-confidence, self awareness and academic prowess.

Man arrested for gun, drugs in vehicle

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop after an officer found a bag of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun in his vehicle.
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Suspected shark bite victim’s body recovered

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman who died after reportedly being bitten by a shark as 55-year-old Erica Fox. Sheriff’s officials...