Art on the battlefield: Karate instructor aims to preserve tradition
Sensei Fred Castillo has continued practicing and teaching karate in Watsonville for decades.
Agriculture workers stage rush-hour protest on Riverside Drive
About 50 people, joined by religious leaders from across the U.S., picketed in front of Well-Pict cooler on Riverside Drive Friday. The group was demanding that Premiere Raspberries LLC comply with an Aug. 29 ruling by the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board ordering the grower to implement a union contract for its 550 workers.
Dinner benefits SACO student exchange program
The Slavic American Cultural Organization’s (SACO) Student Ambassador & Exchange Program will be holding its fourth annual fundraising dinner to support the program which sent its first group of seven students to Croatia and Montenegro in June.
Volunteers help with biennial homeless census
Several dozen people braved the rainy pre-dawn morning Thursday to seek out the hidden byways of Santa Cruz County and count the homeless people who live here.
Teen cancer survivor’s challenge earns $50K for Jacob’s Heart
A 16-year-old cancer survivor has become a philanthropist.
SC Sheriff’s Office: Two men, one woman involved in shooting
One person is dead and two are in hospitals — one of them charged with murder — after a double shooting in a residence high in the hills above Aptos.
Emergency dispatchers: Man shoots two people, stabbed by victim
Sheriff’s deputies are currently responding to a report of a shooting and stabbing on Loma Verde Place off of Trout Gulch Road in the Aptos Hills.
Late heroics help ‘Catz boys squad edge Independence | CCS basketball...
Ahmi Martin has been the main ball distributor as a point guard for the Watsonville High boys’ basketball team throughout the 2025-26 winter season.
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