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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved a $303,116 contract with Verde Design, Inc. to complete the Watsonville Slough Connector Trail Project at Ramsay Park.  The project seeks to enhance underused space at the city’s largest urban park by adding and improving trails, planting several...

WATSONVILLE–A man whose passenger was seriously injured in a reckless driving incident late November—and who fled the scene after it happened—was arrested Tuesday on a $1 million warrant, California Highway Patrol Officer Sam Courtney said. Randy Dale Sanders, 58, was charged with reckless driving causing...

Watsonville Fire Battalion Chief Almita Schaefer hung up her helmet June 4 on her final day as a firefighter with Watsonville Fire Department.      The Watsonville native has spent her adult life helping others, a reflection of how her family brought her up.  After attending the now...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville officials issued expanded evacuation warnings late Thursday night as floodwaters have shut down numerous streets in the city. The expanded evacuation warnings include E. Front and White streets south of Riverside Drive, and near the intersection of Green Valley and Holohan roads. The City of...

One mile of the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville has now been completed, with five miles to go.  The project calls for six miles of 30-inch water main to transport treated water from a new College Lake facility on Holohan Road to more than...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—County health officials announced Tuesday that seasonal cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and the flu have been reported earlier than usual this year, and are on the rise, causing increased hospitalizations for children. Covid-19 is also experiencing an uptick locally and in...

By Jake Pierce, Good Times News Editor SCOTTS VALLEY—The number of acres burned by the CZU Lightning Complex fire is up to 81,137, local Cal Fire Deputy Chief Jonathan Cox told reporters Wednesday night. So far, investigators have found that the fire has destroyed 579 structures...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The OptumServe Covid-19 testing site at Ramsay Park will be moving to the county facility at 500 Westridge Drive in Watsonville on Wednesday.   “I’d like to thank the City of Watsonville Parks and Rec for their partnership the last 21 months, allowing us...

WATSONVILLE—Graduation for Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s 1,179 seniors this year will look drastically different than it has at any time in its history. That is because the school closures imposed April 1 by state education officials have required students to learn from home for...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County has moved to the “Widespread,” or Purple, tier of state’s Covid-19 reopening plan, which carries with it the most serious restrictions on businesses and services, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a lunchtime press conference Monday. The increased restrictions mean that...