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Election update: Nuñez maintains lead, close to clinching seat

Election results posted Tuesday show that Tony Nuñez has maintained his sizable lead in the race for the District 4 seat on the Santa...

MVC’s Zach Binder awarded Mission Division’s top offensive player | All-PCAL lacrosse

Monte Vista Christian senior Zach Binder was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division for the...

PV’s De La Torre, SF’s Padilla awarded Santa Lucia’s top honors | All-PCAL softball

Pajaro Valley High junior Hemeria De La Torre and St. Francis High junior Nevaeh Padilla each received some of the highest honors in the...

Two die in crash on East Lake Avenue

Two people died in a two-car crash Sunday night at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Casserly Road.  California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo...

Pajaro Middle School teachers pass no-confidence vote against principal

On May 8, the staff of Pajaro Middle School formally declared a vote of no confidence in Principal Nicole Killian in a letter to...

Santa Cruz County to support lawsuit over planned ICE facility near Gilroy

Santa Cruz County plans to support a lawsuit challenging a proposed federal immigration enforcement facility near Gilroy by joining an amicus curiae brief alongside...

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One East Lake Avenue crash victim identified

One of the teen victims killed in a two-car crash just outside Watsonville Sunday night has been identified as Carlos Angeles from Soquel. His...

Capitola police: man took photos of girls at beach

Capitola police are asking for the public’s help after a Soquel man was arrested in connection with an investigation involving children at Capitola Beach. Derek...

Elected leader, organizations join statement backing immigrant communities ahead of World...

Two Santa Cruz County supervisors and several local community organizations have joined a regional coalition of elected officials and advocates reaffirming support for immigrant...
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Watsonville to host public safety town halls

Watsonville residents will have two opportunities this month to help shape the future of public safety services in the city. The Watsonville Police and Fire...

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The Establishment Clause is the first of two religion clauses in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause forbids our government from establishing an official religion, and also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another,...

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Election update: Nuñez maintains lead, close to clinching seat

Election results posted Tuesday show that Tony Nuñez has maintained his sizable lead in the race for the District 4 seat on the Santa...

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