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Join us in Celebrating the Health Trust's 20th Anniversary at the Evening of Wine and Roses! The flavors of community, in service of good health! The Evening of Wine & Roses fundraiser features more than 20 wineries from the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation; tastes from area restaurants, caterers and brewers; immersion in an atmosphere of locally grown roses and exquisite flowers, complemented by silent and live auctions featuring celebrated wines and other unique gifts. Also…try your luck in a Vacation Raffle - a chance to win a getaway for two to your choice of tropical paradises: Cancun, Mexico or Key West, Florida $100 per ticket - only 200 tickets available for sale! Second prize: $1,000 CASH 100% of net event proceeds support health promotion programs for Pajaro Valley residents. Must be 21 and over to attend

Monarch Services held its 40th anniversary celebration with a luncheon at Seascape Golf Club in Rio del Mar recently.

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider appointing Tamara Vides as its new City Manager. Vides served as interim City Manager in 2021 and more recently in April.  She has held various positions during her 15-year career with the city. This includes Deputy City Manager...

WATSONVILLE—Two men accused of stealing an SUV were arrested Monday after an off-duty Watsonville Police officer spotted the pair casing vehicles in a neighborhood off of Lighthouse Drive. Christian Torres, 18, and Jesus Torres, 19, face charges for vehicle theft, petty theft, and for obstructing...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital will either be sold to a new buyer or—if that fails—close by Jan. 28, CEO Steven Salyer announced Monday.  In a letter sent to employees, Salyer states that the hospital is facing “significant financial challenges,” which have been compounded by decreased revenue...

In October, a Santa Cruz teen and her younger brother were violently taken from a relative’s house, driven to Los Angeles and forced into a family therapy program with their mother. They were then taken to Washington to live with her. Seven months later,...

The Santa Cruz County Commission on the Environment (CoE) is convening a series of public technical workshops to examine the role and risks of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in modernizing the energy grid. The workshops, scheduled for June 25, July 30 and Aug. 27,...

A longtime Pajaro Valley Unified School District substitute teacher is no longer working with the district after an expletive-laden, racist rant following a fender-bender was posted to TikTok on Monday. PVUSD interim Superintendent Murry Schekman did not name the teacher, and did not confirm that...

WATSONVILLE—A 33-year-old pregnant woman died Thursday night as she walked across South Green Valley Road and was struck by a car. She has been identified as Marlyn Uribe of Watsonville by the Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office. Watsonville Police said that, according to witnesses, Uribe was...