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August 27, 2026

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.

Murphy Road closed due to flooding

Due to recent storms and rising river levels, county officials have closed Murphy Road in Aromas.

Man arrested after damaging city elevator

A man was arrested Feb. 1 after surveillance footage caught him using a torch lighter to damage a city elevator.

Community celebrates annual awardees

Alex Solano was recognized alongside Woman of the Year Lori Butterworth, Man of the Year Brad Hubbard, Business of the Year Alladin Nursery, Organization of the Year Dientes Community Dental Care and Event of the Year Aldina Real Estate Charity Chili Cook-off during the chamber's annual awards dinner.

About Town, Week of Feb. 4

Observations from around the Pajaro Valley.

Aptos murder suspect makes first court appearance

In Santa Cruz Superior Court, suspected murderer Patrick A. Collins made his first appearance early Monday before Judge Stephen Siegel.

PHOTO: Tree crashes over highway

A motorist drives south on Highway 1 early Saturday morning where a massive eucalyptus tree crashed over McGregor Drive in Aptos and into the southbound lane of Highway 1 just after 2 a.m.

Rain doesn’t halt World Wetlands Day

With torrent rains pummeling the region in the early morning, volunteers slipped in the drenching vegetation and shoveled heavy clumps of mud at Ramsay Park as they planted 20 oak trees and smaller plants along Watsonville Slough for World Wetlands Day.
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PVUSD board honors former coach Roland Hedgpeth

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved naming Watsonville High School’s athletic facility to honor longtime teacher and...

Driscoll’s names new CEO