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October 22, 2025

Knights of Columbus makes annual donation

The Knights of Columbus Council 11804 is known for its annual Tootsie Roll Drive, a six-week effort at five local Catholic churches.

Peace and Unity March marks 25th year

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the 25th annual Peace and Unity March in Watsonville on Sunday.

Woman arrested for vandalism, crime spree

Watsonville Police on Wednesday arrested a woman for an alleged 40-minute crime and vandalism spree that included breaking religious statues in two stores, toppling a 15-foot crucifix in a church and stealing roses and a soda.

PHOTO: Second Harvest unveils food drive totals

A total of 4,817,235 meals were donated during the 2018 Holiday Food and Fund Drive, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County announced Tuesday during an unveiling event at Dominican Hospital.

Commission approves drive-thru Starbucks

The Watsonville Planning Commission approved a drive-thru Starbucks in the Watsonville Square Shopping Center Tuesday, one of two such coffee shops in the works for the city.

Spelling out the drama

Watsonville High School's “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opens on April 17.

Shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The man accused of gunning down a woman and stabbing her ex-husband at their residence in the Aptos hills on Jan. 30 pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday during his second court appearance since his arrest.

PHOTO: Snowy morning

A fence is draped with snow early Tuesday morning on Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains as the freezing level dropped to about 2,000 feet overnight.

Police trying to ID dead woman

The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public to identify a woman whose body was found on Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz on Monday.

Nonprofit gets national stage

Digital NEST earned national attention this month when it was named the featured charity for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, one of golf’s most watched events.
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Santa Cruz County gets a new County Executive Officer

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously named Nicole Coburn as its County Executive Officer, making official the unanimous Oct. 8...