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St. John’s Helpful Shop finds a new home

St. John’s Helpful Shop found a new home this month at 246A Center Ave., just around the corner from the Episcopal Church in Aptos.

Man charged with murder for shooting burglary suspect

A Watsonville man who allegedly shot and killed a fleeing burglary suspect on June 30 has been charged with murder.

First all-female mariachi in U.S. returns to Santa Cruz

Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, the first all-female mariachi in the United States, will perform in Santa Cruz on Sunday.

Community briefs, Dec. 7

Community briefs, Dec. 7, 2018

‘Weird’ compilation arrives at Kelly’s Books

A new compilation of short stories by 17 local authors, “Santa Cruz Weird,” focuses on the strange, the unexplained and the just plain goofy from the Pajaro Valley to Bonny Doon.

Man caught with illegal weapons, ammunition

A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after he was found to be in possession of illegal guns, ammunition and high-capacity magazines.

Watsonville honors its Pearl Harbor survivors

It has been 77 years since the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese warplanes killed 2,335 people and embroiled the U.S. in WWII.

PHOTO: Share Your Holiday

Morgan Maitoza of Cal Giant helps stack up donated gifts under the tree at the 32nd annual Share Your Holiday put on by TV channel KSBW at the Cal Giant facility in Watsonville.

Business briefs, Dec. 7

Business briefs, Dec. 7, 2018

Man arrested for fatal DUI crash

A 25-year-old Pacific Grove man was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly causing a fatal car crash on Highway 1 near Marina.
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Man arrested in levee death

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a Pajaro man for the murder of Watsonville resident Jesús Alfonso Duarte Figueroa, whose body was found...