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Closure set for highway work

Highway 129 will be completely shut down starting April 30 for five days.

Child riding scooter killed by car in Ben Lomond

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that left a child dead in Ben Lomond on Sunday.

Organic farming in focus

Local organic farming and the healthy foods that come from them took center stage June 16 at the first ever Día de Esperanza Community Festival. The event, put on by 40 volunteers and drew around 300 people, was staged across the rolling slopes of Esperanza...

Cal Fire issues red flag warning

With the first day of winter coming on Dec. 21, the fear of drought is once again in the air.

Police: Man molested child at daycare facility

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly molesting a child four years ago, Watsonville Police Sgt. Mish Radich said Wednesday.

Fire, natural resources officials: prepare for a heavy fire season

California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force cocoanut grove seminar
In 2020, the CZU fires ravaged the Santa Cruz Mountains, destroying 1,490 structures and an untold number of trees. A little more than two years later, many of those downed trees washed down streams into the ocean and, during the storms in January and February,...

‘Drive for Schools’ sets fundraising record 

Drive for Schools broke all previous sales records this year, bringing in $714,588 for 85 local schools.

Pedestrian killed crossing Highway 1

A Santa Cruz man was killed Friday night when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, Santa Cruz Police spokeswoman Joyce Blaschke said.

Business of the Month | July, 2019

Business of the Month for July 2019.

Protest, film target pesticide regulations

About 40 people gathered outside the CineLux Green Valley Cinema in Watsonville Friday to protest new regulations by the Department of Pesticide Regulation regarding 1,3-dichloropropene, also called Telone, a pesticide widely used in California. The event, sponsored by Safe Ag Safe Schools (SASS) and Future...
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Watsonville nurses rally against ICU closure

Several dozen Watsonville Community Hospital nurses and staff warned Wednesday that closing the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit—an idea they said officials have floated amid...

Teen arrested after chase