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November 18, 2025

Linking students through their good deeds

The students at Mintie White Elementary School spent the past two weeks performing acts of kindness for their friends and family. They then wrote each of these acts upon a strip of paper, which became the link in a chain in their classrooms.

Bolstering safety: With sales tax nearing its end, city officials eye renewal

With Watsonville's Measure G ending in 2021, so could the roughly $4 million that comes with it annually.

Van’s Shoes eyes smaller location

Van’s Shoes and Repair on East Lake Avenue is searching for a smaller facility, owner Jim van Lanen said.

Art, stitch by stitch: PV Quilt Show returns to fairgrounds

The annual Pajaro Valley Quilt Show returns to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Feb. 23 and 24, showcasing more than 300 quilts as well as clothing, purses, dolls, pincushions and more.

Report of possible gun puts school on lockdown

Watsonville Police shut down Blackburn Street Friday after they got a call about a man with a gun.

County launches intervention team

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a report on a new program created to help some of the county’s most recalcitrant criminals.

Business briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Business briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Next class for Focus Agriculture selected

Twenty community leaders have been selected for Class 30 of the Focus Agriculture program.

Community briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Community briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Feds raid Santa Cruz residence

Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a raid on a Santa Cruz residence early Friday morning as part of an “ongoing criminal investigation,” DHS spokesman Richard Rocha said.
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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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