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A group of 12 young California Conservation Corps (CCC) members stood together in front of their future headquarters on Aviation Way in Watsonville on Wednesday, swearing an oath to do their jobs to the best of their ability.

The Santa Cruz neurosurgeon accused of molesting several children can be released from jail if he posts a $6,450,000 bail, Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge John Salazar ruled Wednesday.

The Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers has declared an impasse in the contract negotiations with Pajaro Valley Unified School District, district officials announced Tuesday.

More than 600 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to more than 271 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Wednesday.

Watsonville Police — along with many law enforcement agencies — are seeing an influx of cases in which people respond to online ads for prostitution and are instead robbed.

A 70-year-old man was killed early Friday morning when a vehicle struck him as he crossed Main Street.

Former Watsonville City Manager Carlos Palacios has been named the County Administrative Officer for Santa Cruz County.

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge heard closing arguments Tuesday in a case that will send an accused child killer either to juvenile jail, or see him tried as an adult.

Local greenhouses will once again open their doors to the public Saturday for the Ninth Annual Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Watsonville has now entered its most intense two months of the year, when it encourages the community to organize the dozens of local food and fund drives throughout the county, forming the Holiday Food and Fund Drive.