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August 30, 2025

Santa Cruz Sheriff: Another officer arrested for sex with inmate

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By JAKE PIERCE, Santa Cruz Good Times News Editor SANTA CRUZ—For the second month in a row, a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office jail official has been arrested for improper sexual relations and other charges. Detectives arrested 35-year-old Correctional Officer Jenna Baldwin on Oct. 4 at...

Second Harvest calls in National Guard to help with distribution

WATSONVILLE—Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County has a message for the community: the California National Guard members stationed there are not there to protect food supplies, and they are not there to enforce the statewide shelter-in-pace order. And they are not there for...

County supervisors get first glimpse at ‘bleak’ budget

In the coming years, as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors oversees more than 30 departments under their jurisdiction, they will have to grapple with increasing numbers of natural disasters spurred by climate change, as well as homelessness and the housing crisis, and...

How California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion infrastructure proposal

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“This is a game changer,” Gov. Gavin Newsom exulted last week during a news conference. “We are very, very enthusiastic.” Was he talking about his recent coronavirus vaccination? The latest poll in the recall campaign? No, he was reveling in news from what has long been California’s sweet...

Repeat DUI offender arrested again on drunk driving, hit-and-run charges

APTOS—An Aptos woman was arrested on drunk driving and hit-and-run charges Friday after she allegedly plowed her car into two vehicles in the Seascape area and then fled the scene. California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said Martha Lewis was driving a 2008 Volvo XC70...

Local metalwork artist forges ahead

Pierre Riche’s artistic journey has been anything but dull. Born in New York City in 1966, Riche has lived in nine different U.S. states, moving more than 14 times and exploring various pathways.  He studied at the School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago, lived in...

Watsonville Police: man filmed himself sexually assaulting children

Watsonville Police Detectives have arrested a man who filmed himself sexually assaulting at least two children.
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Late heroics helps Watsonville sneak past Santa Cruz in season-opener |...

Watsonville junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo made his first-ever career start at the varsity level against Santa Cruz High on Thursday evening. So, it was only...

County fair on the horizon