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July 31, 2026

Latvia’s Arturs Medveds wins 54th Wharf to Wharf race for a second straight title

Arturs Medveds was on a mission to defend his championship at the 54th running of the Wharf to Wharf race on July 26.  And just...

Aztecas Youth Soccer Club unveils new clubhouse

Christian Chavez was struggling with anxiety while attending Pajaro Valley High School and frequently refused to go. “I was just staying home,” he said. Christian, 15,...

Community briefs

Hed: Free STEM camp offered for Watsonville youth Children of the Fields, a local nonprofit focused on expanding educational opportunities for underserved youth, will host...

Teens step in to summer art project

A new of the long-running “Moveable Mural Project” is in the works by Santa Cruz County high school students in the Teen Artes Summer...

Aztecas to celebrate clubhouse with community barbecue

The Aztecas Youth Soccer Club and Santa Cruz County Probation will celebrate the grand opening of the club’s new clubhouse with a community barbecue...

Teen Kitchen Project looks to expand its recipe for community care

When Angela Farley founded Teen Kitchen Project more than a decade ago, the idea was born from one of the most difficult chapters of...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Homemade bomb shuts down Freedom Boulevard

A lengthy stretch of Freedom Boulevard was shut down Tuesday evening after Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies discovered a pipe bomb in a car. The...

Woman stabbed to death at Capitola Mall

A woman was stabbed to death Monday afternoon outside the Capitola Mall near the entrance to Macy's and the mall's food court. Tyler Leibelt, 19,...

Man arrested after Highway 1 road rage incident

A road rage incident ended with one man being arrested after he struck a bicyclist with his car. Patrol Officers responded to the area of...

Bike stop leads to gun arrest

A late-night bicycle stop ended with one arrest and the recovery of a loaded gun. Watsonville Police Department said that while on patrol Monday...

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Arturo De Cordoba of Aptos captured these unusual clouds.
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LOCAL NEWS

Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell, left, joins Aztecas Youth Soccer Academy founder Gina Castañeda, Chief Probation Officer Sandra Mendez, 1440 Multiversity co-creator Joanie Kriens, Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah, Ramon Gomez from Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez’s office and Watsonville Police Chief Brian Shab in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Aztecas new clubhouse.

Aztecas Youth Soccer Club unveils new clubhouse

Christian Chavez was struggling with anxiety while attending Pajaro Valley High School and frequently refused to go. “I was just staying home,” he said. Christian, 15,...

Community briefs

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