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A Santa Cruz man was arrested Saturday night after allegedly injuring three pedestrians while driving drunk, California Highway Patrol officer Julieta Trenado said.

Will Norman stands in front of his home on Drew Lane wearing knee-high waders, up to his ankles in floodwaters that have inundated his neighborhood since a series of storms in January caused Corralitos Creek to spill over. The recent storm on March 11 caused...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday got a first look at a half-cent sales tax which, if approved by voters in the Nov. 8 election, would fund city parks, recreation programs such as after-school and anti-gang programs and fund road repair city streets, among...

LA SELVA BEACH—Firefighters on Saturday night were battling a blaze at the Monterey Bay Academy campus on the outskirts of Watsonville. https://twitter.com/CALFIRECZU/status/1284721308358422530 The fire started around 10:30pm, according to Cal Fire, and was confined to an old movie theater on the private school's campus on 700...

A Santa Cruz man was arrested Tuesday after police officers found a high-powered rifle in his hotel room.

Watsonville FFA hosts Donkey Basketball tournament Watsonville FFA will present its third annual Donkey Basketball tournament on Feb. 23 at Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St., in the gym with doors opening at 6pm and the games starting at 7pm.   “Donkey Basketball” is just that—players...

Special events Watsonville Young Eagles Rally (Jan. 4) Local pilots donate their time and planes to introduce kids to aviation and help them join the Experimental Aircraft Association (EEA) Young Eagles Program. All for free. Register for the January rally online at youngeaglesday.org. The pilots who...

The East Fifth Plaza has undergone a major renovation.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said Friday that his deputies—along with law enforcement officials across the county—plan to enforce the beach restrictions issued Thursday by Health Officer Gail Newel. The health officer imposed the rules to slow the spread of the novel...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) on July 14 held two virtual town halls, one in English and one in Spanish, to receive input from parents and the public regarding the use of $52.7 million from Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER)...