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Rolls and noodles at Miyuki Restaurant | Try This

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"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like. • Todd Guild Miyuki Restaurant I went to Miyuki Restaurant in Watsonville for my son’s 9th birthday. This elegant and unpretentious eatery is a mainstay for us when...

Soquel man arrested after search uncovers a pound of meth, guns

SOQUEL—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested a man after finding a massive amount of illegal drugs and firearms in his Soquel residence. Eli Burry, 39, was charged with possession of narcotics for sale, possession of a controlled substance while armed and weapons violations....

Esperanza del Valle celebrates 45 years

Forty five years of performances, instruction and celebration of Mexican folkloric dance culture was splashed across the Crocker Theater stage at Cabrillo College in three electrifying performances by Watsonville’s Esperanza del Valle on April 4, 5 and 6 in Aptos. The nearly three-hour program, “Espirítu...

Funcionarios dan consejos para disminuir el riesgo de contraer Covid-19 en reuniones

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WATSONVILLE—Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) actualizaron el Lunes sus recomendaciones para actividades personales y sociales, dando a las personas un breve libro de jugadas sobre cómo pueden disminuir sus posibilidades de contraer el...

Arbor and patio enhances casa

Workers from Prime Landscaping of Santa Cruz install flagstones for a new patio at the front of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) facility on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.

Orchard offers u-pick roses, outdoor fun

There is now a new way to assemble your own bouquet of roses, thanks to a pick-your-own rose venue at Birdsong Orchards in Watsonville. Owner Nadine Schaeffer said she is growing dozens of varieties of roses on her 8-acre parcel where she also tends to...

Gunman killed by police in SLO County

PASO ROBLES—The suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man and shot a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputy early Wednesday was killed by police Thursday. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office identified the shooter as Mason James Lira, 26, a transient from the Monterey area. Lira...

School bus takes out power pole, ends up in ravine

A school bus veered off of Casserly Road and tore out a power pole after attempting to avoid an SUV that drifted into its path Monday morning.

Mexico's Lopez Obrador claims historic win, broad mandate

Furious at spiraling corruption and violence, Mexican voters unleashed a political earthquake Sunday by electing a leftist firebrand as president and giving him a broad mandate to overthrow the political establishment and govern for the poor.

Two injured in early-morning crash

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Two women were hurt early Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 129 (Riverside Road) east of Watsonville.
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Aptos girls’ soccer clinches fourth straight SCCAL crown | Weeklys Sports...

The Aptos High girls’ soccer team captured their fourth straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championship banner following a 5-0 crushing win against Harbor...