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Firefighters are urging the public to be vigilant about safe and defensible space around their homes, as winter rains have boosted vegetation growth to dangerous levels and as warmer weather encroaches.

The City of Watsonville did not experience any homicides in 2016, and robberies declined by nearly 56 percent from the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Watsonville Police Department.

The Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission approved Watsonville's annexation request Wednesday, extending the city's limits by 2.4 acres on Atkinson Lane.

The Monterey Bay Area got a good soaking Monday, and more rain is in store, according to the National Weather Service.

Freddy Martinez was named this year’s American Legion Post 121 veteran of the year. Donald Cooley earned that honor from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1716.

The Santa Cruz neurosurgeon accused of numerous sex offenses against children appeared briefly in court Wednesday morning, where he did not enter a plea.

The walkout at Watsonville High School Wednesday began at 10 a.m., when a small group of students walked through campus, shouting “Walkout!”

Watsonville Police investigate a crash Tuesday morning where a man was seriously hurt when he was struck by a pickup as he walked across Harkins Slough Road near Ramsay Park.

Hyde is a known commodity. He is a good to very good player at this point of his career. He will carry a big contract from here on out, but he will not be a question mark like Breida or Williams. That works in his favor, but it doesn’t guarantee that the Niners will bring him back. They not only have Breida and Williams, but four picks in the heart of the draft that they can use on another prospect.