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April 12, 2026

County Fair takes off

Photos from the 2019 Santa Cruz County Fair.

PHOTOS: E.A. Hall opens new field

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The mascot at E.A. Hall Middle School gets support from the school cheerleaders Thursday in a celebration of the opening of the school's new athletic field. City and school dignitaries took turns at the podium to pay thanks to those that helped complete the...

Districts shifting to digital SAT testing. What this mean for students

Editor’s note: Zen Weaver is a junior at Aptos High School.  This is the first part in a two part series about the digitalization of the SAT and its many implications The era of No. 2 pencils and Scantron sheets is drawing to a close. Soon the...

Watsonville Film Festival plans Day of the Dead events

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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) will present its fourth annual Día de los Muertos event at Watsonville City Plaza on Oct. 29, featuring a screening of the animated Disney/Pixar movie “Coco” as well as music, dance and art. The free event, which brought thousands of...

Cabrillo engineering class conducts survey for former department chair

WATSONVILLE—In 1961, two years after Cabrillo College in Aptos was established, Rich Hart was hired by the school to start its brand new Engineering department.  Hart would go on to be chair of the department as well as its sole instructor for 34 years, teaching...

A celebration of dance

The 15th annual ¡Cultura Caliente! scholarship fundraiser is scheduled for Friday in the Henry J. Mello Center.

Knights of Columbus makes annual donation

The Knights of Columbus Council 11804 is known for its annual Tootsie Roll Drive, a six-week effort at five local Catholic churches.

¿Qué incluye el proyecto de ley de estímulo? Una guía para saber a qué se destinarán los 1,9 billones de dólares

WASHINGTON—El plan de estímulo económico de 1,9 billones de dólares del presidente Joe Biden tendría efectos de largo alcance en la sociedad ahora que el país trata de superar una pandemia que ha cobrado la vida de más de medio millón de personas en...

Watsonville artist creates, funds high school scholarship

When artist Jessica Carrasco moved from her hometown of Watsonville to San Jose for college, she immediately noticed a prevalence of the iconic Santa Cruz Skateboards logo.

New book chronicles the near-industrialization of Monterey Bay

He was only 6 years old, but Glenn Church vaguely remembers the construction of the power plant in Moss Landing, which was being built not far from where he grew up. “I recall seeing those stacks go up… it was a big deal,” he said....
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Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch...

Aptos High seniors Ivan Zavala and Daniel Lozano each were recognized as two of the top players in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...