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September 17, 2025

Remembering the fallen: Firefighters commemorate 9/11

APTOS—More than 50 firefighters from agencies across Santa Cruz County gathered in Aptos Friday morning to commemorate the 19th year since the 9/11 attacks. Using two ladder trucks, the firefighters hoisted a giant flag into the air, and then read the names of their 343...

PHOTO: Second Harvest kicks off holiday food drive

Jess Brown and Martina O'Sullivan take the stage at the "Be a Hunger Hero" kickoff event for Second Harvest Food Bank's Holiday Food & Fund Drive 2017.

County supervisors move to streamline rebuilding process

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday set the stage for a streamlined process for rebuilding the homes and other structures damaged in the CZU August Lightning Complex fire. The item was part of the consent agenda and therefore garnered no...

Popular local band to perform at 11th annual Testicle Festival

The Testicle Festival, put on every year by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, will be held on Aug. 24, 3-7 p.m., at Estrada Deer Camp in Watsonville.

Man sought after two horses found dead

The SPCA for Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the death of two horses.

Woman allegedly fights officers after DUI arrest

A Soquel woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly tried to kick out the windows of a patrol car after she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, California Highway Patrol officer Trista Drake said.

‘Major modifications’ coming to local summer programs, camps

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—When Santa Cruz County Health Officer Gail Newel revised her shelter-in-place order on May 1, she relaxed restrictions on summer programs such as daycare and day camp, allowing families to begin planning activities for their kids after months of restrictions. The announcement came...

PHOTO: Wine and Roses raises $70K

Hosted by the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust, Evening of Wine and Roses celebrated its 20th anniversary on Nov. 2 inside the Crosetti Hall at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.

Santa Cruz Symphony looks ahead to 2020 with concerts, outreach

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Last weekend the Santa Cruz Symphony (SCS) brought two powerful performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and the Henry J. Mello Center in Watsonville. The concerts marked the Symphony’s mid-season point. Two more are planned: On March...

Sinkhole closes lane, off-ramp on Hwy 1

A major repair project on a large sinkhole continued Monday on northbound Highway 1 at Buena Vista Drive. Heavy rains contributed to the crater opening up just off the highway south of the northbound Buena Vista exit.
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Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Boston Ashe; St. Francis’ Maya...

The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 8-14. Coaches and athletic directors are...