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Multiple dead in Pennsylvania synagogue shooting

A gunman is in custody in Pittsburgh, Penn. after he reportedly burst into a synagogue heavily armed and opened fire on the congregation Saturday.

A visit to the moon

Thanks to technology local residents will get a taste of a moon visit in a portable planetarium that will come to Aptos Saturday.

Ceiba school to remain at site after Watsonville City Council, PVUSD Trustees waive zoning rules

Ceiba College Preparatory Academy will remain at its location at 215 Locust Street, and Pajaro Valley High School will not need to make room for Renaissance High School students, who will not be displaced by Ceiba. All of that was made possible when the Pajaro...

Esperanza del Valle celebrates 45 years

Forty five years of performances, instruction and celebration of Mexican folkloric dance culture was splashed across the Crocker Theater stage at Cabrillo College in three electrifying performances by Watsonville’s Esperanza del Valle on April 4, 5 and 6 in Aptos. The nearly three-hour program, “Espirítu...

PVUSD cancels elementary portion of Virtual Academy

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WATSONVILLE—After seeing declining enrollment in the lower grades of its Virtual Academy, Pajaro Valley Unified School District has canceled that portion of the online school. But the District will keep the school’s 7-12 grades, since that portion has more robust student numbers. The District Board of...

‘Rise’ to host first networking event

Local resident Karina Salgado will be hosting her first “Rise” networking event at the Watsonville Woman’s Club, 12 Brennan St., on July 29 from 4-8 p.m.

Big-rig flips on Hwy 101 in Aromas

A big rig ended up on its side on the northbound entrance to Highway 101 at Highway 129 Thursday in Aromas around 10:30 a.m.

Beach Festival gears up for inaugural event

New event will take over Capitola Village Sept. 29-30.

Supervisor Felipe Hernandez to host BESS town hall

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez will host a town hall meeting tonight, Oct. 27, to discuss potential rules for battery energy storage systems (BESS).  Hernandez will be discussing a potential new ordinance that he says would govern safety, transparency and ensure local control for...

PHOTOS: Watsonville marks National Night Out

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Neighborhoods throughout Watsonville celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, an event meant to allow the public and law enforcement to interact in a positive environment. 
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Man arrested for agriculture-related crimes

A Prunedale man was arrested Nov. 26 on suspicion of a lengthy list of agriculture-related crimes including theft of a tractor. On Oct. 22, deputies...