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July 4, 2025

PHOTO: Protecting land

Members of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County hike around Watsonville Slough Farm at the Bee Barn Bash on Saturday.

Burglary suspect nabbed

A Watsonville man was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary Sunday on the 100 block of Eileen Street.

Road work underway on Main Street

Parking will not be allowed on a section of Main Street Wednesday and Thursday as the road will receive microsurfacing.

School district’s leaders to be evaluated

One year after Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez started her position, the district’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday will give her a performance evaluation.

Covered California customers to see rate increase

Thousands of people throughout California who benefit from Covered California are facing a 12.5 percent increase on their insurance premiums next year, state officials announced Tuesday.

Man who allegedly threatened hospital arrested

A man from Albuquerque, N.M. was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly threatening to use a gun to commit an assault at Dominican Hospital.

Dominican Hospital locked down after shooting threats

Dominican Hospital was locked down Tuesday morning after a man called emergency dispatchers and threatened to bring a gun and start shooting, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Clark said.

Wetland Stewards scholarship recipients announced

Watsonville Wetlands Watch announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2017 graduating Wetland Stewards interns.

Man killed in Hwy 101 motorcycle crash

A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday morning on Highway 101.
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