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October 15, 2025

Sheriff’s deputy, security guard thwart inmate escape

A Santa Cruz County Jail inmate was recaptured Monday during an attempted escape on a visit to Dominican Hospital

Photo: Dance Around the World packs Mello Center

Mohamed Bangoura of West Africa leads a group dance with local elementary school students and their teachers Friday at the Mello center during the Dance Around the World concert put on by Tandy Beal and Co.

PVUSD trustees to vote on rescinding Superintendent’s termination

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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Friday night tabled an effort to appoint an interim superintendent after a trustee reconsidered an earlier vote to fire district Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez.

Community calls for field at E.A. Hall

More than 100 people packed the auditorium at E.A. Hall Middle School Tuesday night to have their say on how the school should spend $2.2 million it has remaining in Measure L funds.

Man arrested for attempted robbery in Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Police on Thursday arrested a man for attempted robbery, one week after he allegedly brandished a knife and demanded money from someone at an ATM. Jesse Tapia, 33, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail. He was not in custody Friday afternoon,...

WPD: Three Watsonville shootings unrelated; two likely gang-related

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WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on Monday said that three separate shootings that occurred Saturday night—which left two people dead—were not related. Two of them, however, are likely gang-related, WPD spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said. The first shooting, which police believe is gang-related, occurred in the area of Marchant...

Nonprofits, community groups invited to register for Human Race

The Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County is inviting area nonprofits, schools, groups and churches to register now for the 2019 Human Race.

Changes approved for Watsonville’s downtown streets

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the Downtown Complete Streets Plan, a $27 million project that proposes sweeping changes to the corridor’s structure. The plan presented at Tuesday’s meeting included the much-debated lane reduction on Main Street, which the public was strongly opposed...

Digital NEST aids community during Covid-19 shutdowns

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WATSONVILLE—It took all of 48 hours for Digital NEST to move all of its courses, business and employees to a state-of-the-art online platform.  Other local companies, institutions and businesses were not as prepared to be shoved into the work-from-home, online-only era caused by the Covid-19...

Santa Cruz County closing more indoor services Tuesday

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Gyms, barbershops, beauty salons, places of worship and shopping malls across Santa Cruz County will all have to close their indoor services on Tuesday, county health officials announced Monday. Retail and existing outdoor restaurant operations are unaffected by the new county health orders...
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Watsonville police investigating car wash shooting

A man was shot Wednesday morning at the Sofspra Car Wash on the 300 block of East Lake Avenue in Watsonville. Watsonville Police initially got...