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January 26, 2026

KSQD flooded

KSQD treasurer Mathilde Rand
Sometime during the late-night hours Sunday, as hours-long rainfall pounded the Central Coast, water gushed through a telecommunications conduit leading into KSQD radio station, flooding the studio floors and sending the few staffers that were working scrambling to get sensitive electronic equipment off the...

Man arrested for felony vandalism, weapons charges

A Watsonville man suspected of being a gang member was arrested Tuesday for felony vandalism after allegedly scrawling graffiti on a public mural.

Food Truck Tours: The best taco in the county?

This edition features a food truck that many have recommended since I started this series two months ago.

Community briefs, May 23: Free gardening class scheduled

Community briefs, May 23, 2017

Community briefs, Jan. 11, 2019

Community briefs, Jan. 11, 2019

Harbor patrol | Photo Gallery

Do you have a recent photo you’d like to share? Send it to us for consideration by emailing it to [email protected] or mailing it to 21 Brennan St., Suite 14, Watsonville, CA 95076. Please include a brief description of the photo as well as the...

County installs dumping surveillance cameras

The County of Santa Cruz has begun installing surveillance cameras at key locations in unincorporated areas of the County to help prevent illegal dumping, a strategy to protect the environment and help keep Santa Cruz County clean. Illegal dumping costs local taxpayers nearly half a...

Community briefs, Jan. 9: Mystery Readers Club meets

Community briefs, Jan. 9, 2018

Group calls for increased buffer zones

Note: reporter Todd Guild contributed to this report SALINAS—The pesticide Telone–also known as 1,3-D–is thought to be so dangerous that it is banned in 34 countries. And yet, despite having been disallowed in California from 1990-94, it is still used on crops, including on local...

Multiple shots fired into vehicle, two detained, gun recovered

watsonville police shooting investigation
Two suspects were detained Tuesday in Watsonville on suspicion of firing off a string of shots from a gun into a car. Watsonville Police said the incident unfolded at the corner of Bridge and Secoya streets in the Vista Montaña housing complex around 2:30pm. Multiple witnesses...
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Teen leads police on destructive chase

A 13-year-old male driving a stolen vehicle Sunday led officers from three law enforcement agencies on a chase that left a trail of destruction...

Alliances in turmoil

Boys To Men