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November 18, 2025

Watsonville utiliza fondos federales para ayudar a la comunidad

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WATSONVILLE—La Ciudad de Watsonville utilizará un poco más de medio millón de dólares de fondos federales para reforzar la respuesta de la comunidad a la crisis de COVID-19. La Ciudad entregará $200,000 al Banco de Alimentos Second Harvest del Condado de Santa Cruz para apoyar...

Santa Cruz museum launches new virtual exhibit

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) has launched its first-ever virtual exhibition. “Queer Santa Cruz: Stories of the LGBTQ+ Community in Santa Cruz County” was created with local organization Diversity Center Santa Cruz County. It includes photographs, videos, early queer...

Shelter-in-place order tested

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The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body that was found over the weekend. Spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said the body was discovered outdoors in a rural setting by someone checking on property lines on Redwood Drive near Glen Canyon Road Saturday afternoon. The...

Wharf to Wharf canceled, will move online

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SANTA CRUZ—The Wharf to Wharf race winds six miles from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to Capitola Village, and since its inception in 1973 has drawn thousands of participants and spectators from around the world.  This year’s event on July 26 would have featured 16,000...

Sitio de pruebas COVID-19 llegará a Watsonville

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Funcionarios estatales han patrocinado un sitio de pruebas comunitarias para casos de COVID-19 en el área de Watsonville, la directora del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Cruz, Mimi Hall, dijo en la reunión de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz del...

City using federal funds to help community through COVID-19 crisis

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WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville will use a little more than half a million dollars of federal funding to bolster the community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. The City will dish $200,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County to support its county-wide efforts during...

Community COVID-19 testing site coming to Watsonville

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—State officials have sponsored a community testing site for COVID-19 cases in the Watsonville area, Santa Cruz County Department of Public Health Director Mimi Hall said at Tuesday morning’s Santa Cruz County Supervisors meeting. The hope, Hall said, is it will be operational...

New Leaf reopens Aptos store

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APTOS—New Leaf Community Market in Aptos reopened Tuesday morning after a store-wide deep cleaning, spokeswoman Lindsay Gizdich said. The store closed on April 21 after seven employees tested positive for COVID-19. All employees currently working have been tested for the virus, and are cleared to work,...

Motorcyclist killed in crash

FELTON—A Felton man riding a motorcycle was killed Monday when he lost control and crashed, California Highway Patrol officer Julieta Trenado said.  According to Trenado, the 47-year-old man was riding a 1996 Harley Davidson on Highway 9 at about 4:55pm when he failed to navigate...

¿Cuando necesitas usar tu máscara facial? Aqui tenemos las respuestas

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A partir del 25 de Abril, residentes del Condado de Santa Cruz mayores de 12 años deben usar máscaras faciales (tapabocas) cuando estén en público en negocios esenciales para proteger la comunidad del coronavirus. Las personas pueden estar infectadas con COVID-19 y no tener ningún...
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Man and daughter die at Garrapata State Beach

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man and his 7-year old daughter died at Garrapata State Beach Nov. 14 after being swept...

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