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Dole Berry Co. at 480 West Beach St. is closing its operations in Watsonville, the company confirmed Wednesday.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District has reached an agreement with Watsonville Pilots Association, which will allow construction of playing fields and a performing arts center to move forward.

In the wake of a series of hurricanes that slammed the East Coast, and a pair of earthquakes that ripped through Mexico earlier this month, Santa Cruz County residents are starting to wonder when the disaster will strike closer to home.

Just over a quarter century ago, two local dentists decided there were too many people in Santa Cruz County with insufficient access to dental care.

The Santa Cruz County Toys for Tots program was born from the rubble and ashes of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.

The Watsonville landfill, which has been in use since 1962, will be filled to capacity by the end of the year, city officials announced recently.

A driver who managed to elude police after leading them on a high-speed chase on Highway 1 Friday night died in a crash minutes later.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Clark has released the name of the man who was shot and killed Dec. 15 at the corner of West Beach Street and Rodriguez Street around 6:30 p.m.

Beginning on Jan. 20, a sizable collection of 3D printers, along with laser and vinyl cutters, routers, soldering stations and more will be available to Cabrillo College students, faculty and the community at the school’s new Makerspace center.

Federal immigration authorities on Wednesday arrested a father of three who had lived in Watsonville for 12 years, according to immigration attorney Doug Keegan.