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At least one person was detained in Watsonville on Sunday morning by armed men who appeared to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to community members who posted video on social media. The video appeared to show an unidentified man being handcuffed by...

After months of stalled negotiations, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has moved to end its operating agreement with Progressive Rail Incorporated on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, a step the agency says will help advance the Coastal Rail Trail and preserve...

Two years after a group of independent filmmakers hit the streets of Watsonville with a car rigged with cameras and an assemblage of audio and lighting equipment, the movie that came from it is ready to be aired. Oscar Ramos, who wrote and directed the...

Santa Cruz County on Tuesday formally opposed a federal proposal that could allow new offshore oil and gas leasing off the California coast. The Board of Supervisors submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management objecting to...

A major water main replacement project in Watsonville is now moving along Union Street as part of the ongoing citywide Water Main Replacement Program. The project, which began on West Beach between Rodriuez and Main streets in October, continued eastward across Main Street, up East...

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that largely prohibits oversized vehicles from parking on city streets, while adding several exceptions at the request of council members. As originally written, the ordinance would have barred vehicles more than 7 feet tall, 7 1/2...

The Cabrillo College Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a contract for Jenn Capps to be its new President and Superintendent.  Capps’ 3 1/2-year contract—which includes an option to renew—includes a $306,000 salary, a $4,885 yearly doctoral stipend and a $667 monthly car allowance, along...

Several dozen Watsonville Community Hospital nurses and staff warned Wednesday that closing the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit—an idea they said officials have floated amid deep financial strain—would put patients at risk and weaken the countywide emergency care system. Hospital CEO Steven Gray said in a...

Poisonous death cap mushrooms have sickened people in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, according to a statewide list of areas reporting severe illnesses. A group of California doctors warned Wednesday that foraging for wild mushrooms can be deadly, after an unusually high number of people...