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Community Bridges and Hijos del Sol, a Salinas-based community art group, were part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Pajaro to celebrate the completion of “Life Transforms/La vida se transforma,” a 160 by 25-foot outdoor mural created in partnership with Pajaro residents. The mural took...

SANTA CRUZ—The family of the 8-year-old girl who was murdered in 2015 is facing a new tragedy after someone stole the urn containing her ashes. Madyson “Maddy” Middleton’s family says that her father Michel Middleton was keeping the urn in the glovebox of his unlocked...

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Watsonville activist Omar Dieguez and a group of community leaders announced a hunger strike and started the movement with a protest outside of Driscoll’s headquarters Tuesday in Watsonville.  About 50 people were protesting the use of toxic pesticides near homes and schools in Watsonville and...

In 1942, the U.S. and Mexico hammered out a deal that allowed millions of Mexican men to enter the country to work as Braceros. Through its 22-year history, the Bracero Program saw more than four million workers come to work as agricultural laborers. The Braceros—which...

Watsonville photographer Sylvia Valentine and clay artist Renee Sayer Wence will once again share Valentine's studio on 33 Karen Drive in Watsonville for the Open Studios Art Tour.

Students prepare Tuesday in preparation for the for the 18th annual Cultura Caliente Dance Showcase May 6 at the Mello Center. Hosted by Watsonville High Dance, the event includes performances by Dance Center, Lakeview Middle School Folkloric Group, Cirque Tumble Cheer, Estrellas De Esperanza,...

UPDATE: The 1-year-old has been returned to her mother. WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 1-year-old child who was abruptly taken by her father after an argument with the child’s mother in Watsonville Sunday night. WPD spokeswoman Michelle Pulido...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Thousands of people in Mid- and North county were without power Wednesday night, and PG&E crews turned the lights back on for more than 5,000 people in Santa Cruz by 6:30pm. More than 11,000 were still in the dark in Soquel, Capitola, parts...

This story has been updated from a previous version. Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray will step down July 10 after leading the community-owned hospital for more than 2½ years, hospital officials announced Monday. The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board, which oversees the hospital, has...