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Editor's note: this story has been corrected from an earlier version. The district is not considering reducing class sizes. ••• In the coming year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s seven-member Board of Trustees—five of them newly elected—must cut $5 million from the budget, with more reductions...

Emergency officials deal with a solo-vehicle crash on southbound Hwy 1 at the Mar Monte exit on Wednesday. CHP officer Israel Murillo said only minor injuries were reported in the 11:10am incident. Traffic was backed up in the southbound lanes for over 90 minutes....

WATSONVILLE—A massive, long-awaited project that will completely overhaul one of Watsonville’s key arterial roads is set to begin in May. The Freedom-Green Valley Water and Sewer Improvement project and the proceeding Freedom Boulevard Road Reconstruction Project were delayed because of global supply chain issues, the...

Smoke rises up from a wild land fire Monday in Aptos along Cox Road.

WATSONVILLE—Three shootings in Watsonville inside of 48 hours have left law enforcement investigators with their hands full. Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said the first shooting happened early Saturday morning on the Pajaro River levee at the end of Walker Street. That shooting left...