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February 23, 2026

Standoff underway with possible stabbing suspect

A man was stabbed at a car wash on Freedom Boulevard and Blanca Lane before 9 a.m. Monday morning in a failed carjacking attempt.

Fatal crash shuts down Highway 1 early Saturday

Man was walking on highway near Emeline Avenue.

Traffic signal at Airport-Holm intersection approved

Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—The tricky intersection at Airport Boulevard and Holm Road will soon be a bit safer. That’s thanks to a $481,600 Highway Safety Improvement Program grant accepted by the City Council during its Tuesday meeting that will cover the costs of installing a traffic signal at...

PHOTO: AIDS/LifeCycle rolls through Watsonville

AIDS Lifecycle bicycle ride
Bicyclists in the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day, 545-mile trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, roll through Watsonville Monday morning. Since 1994, participants have raised more than $300 million for the HIV- and AIDS-related services. This year alone they raised more than $11,711,785.

Phil’s Fish Market relocating

Phil’s Fish Market
MOSS LANDING—Phil’s Fish Market & Eatery, the iconic harborside Moss Landing restaurant that has garnered international fame with its seafood dishes and laid-back California vibe, will close and relocate soon. The move is necessary because Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), which owns the property,...

Dancing in the streets for La Rama

Members of the local 45-year-old dance company Esperanza del Valle treat the public to the annual La Rama parade in downtown Watsonville Dec. 19. Joined by members of Estrellas de Esperanza, the dancers brought traditional attire and dances to the streets around the weekly...

County juvenile justice leadership recognized

A delegation of Santa Cruz County justice system stakeholders recently participated in the 25-year anniversary of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).

PVUSD trustees reject some cuts, approve others during raucous meeting

Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s governing board on Tuesday rejected two proposals to reduce teachers and staff, and approved three other reduction resolutions during a raucous, contentious meeting that included bickering between trustees and heckling from attendees in the packed boardroom. That heckling came to...

New county park approved for Watsonville

whiting road
The Watsonville area is set to get its first county park in decades. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the purchase of a 38.5-acre parcel on Whiting Road, an unused patch of low-lying woodland that sits between two agricultural fields,...

Photo: Man hurt after car collides with tree

car crash
Emergency workers are shown at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash on Larkin Valley Road where the male driver was seriously hurt. California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said the man, who was in his early 30s, was traveling north on Larkin Valley Road...
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Order restored in Mexico, president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that order had been restored after a federal operation killed Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” the longtime...