Photo: Delivering the Flame of Hope
Collin Travers (from right), Saul Valadez and Juan Trujillo of the Watsonville Police Department join Robert Strong as he carries the torch in the annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run in Watsonville Wednesday. Since 1981 the Torch Run, a global movement, has served...
Public invited to participate in countywide cleanup day
On May 10, people are expected to gather in more than 60 locations to participate in the second-annual Pitch In All Santa Cruz Cleanup Day.
Last year’s event drew more than 430 volunteers, who removed in excess of 1,500 pounds of trash from local neighborhoods,...
County Fair begins search for 2022 theme
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Fair is on the search for a theme for the 2022 edition of the Fair.
Manager Dave Kegebein recently announced the return of the annual contest. Kegebein said anyone can submit theme ideas that should reflect the spirit of the County...
Man arrested for stabbing
A Santa Cruz man is in custody and facing attempted murder charges for a stabbing that occurred Monday night on the San Lorenzo River Levee.
As California’s drought continues, experts offer water-saving tips
On July 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an expansion of June’s drought emergency proclamation, adding an additional nine counties—including Santa Cruz, Monterey and Santa Clara.
The water emergency continues to worsen, and right when wildfires are raging through tens of thousands of acres around the...
County’s homeless population drops to lowest numbers since count began, PIT count shows
The most recent PIT count shows that the numbers of Santa Cruz County residents experiencing homelessness dropped 20% from those of last year to the lowest number in the count’s history.
Volunteers on Jan. 30 counted 1,473 homeless people in the annual Point in Time...
Newsom: California economy ‘fully reopening’ June 15
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is “setting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15—with commonsense measures like masking.”
Newsom made the announcement via Twitter, and reiterated the state’s plan to eventually forgo the current four-tiered, color-coded reopening system during...
Final suspects in 2014 Watsonville double shooting plead guilty
SANTA CRUZ—Nearly seven years ago, a group of eight gang members gathered in a Main Street restaurant, where they socialized and drank before going outside to gun down a rival gang member at a nearby hotel in a planned attack.
The victim, Ramon Rendon, died...
The flight of a lifetime
Watsonville resident Don Spence, a Korean War veteran, added another chapter to his own story in April, when he went on an Honor Flight with 25 other veterans.
