From indoor dining to gyms, more businesses will be able to reopen Wednesday after Santa Cruz County left the most-strict purple tier.
New federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Santa Cruz County as the pandemic wanes.
One is dead after a suspected DUI crash; law enforcement investigate multiple arsons and make arrest; and more in local public safety news.
Activation of the signal has been delayed by several weeks.
A new Director of Maintenance and Operations has also been announced.
Santa Cruz County is home to some 5,000 K-12 teachers and staff. Four local districts will have all elementary students on campus by April.
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Experts warn that March could be among the most expensive months for gasoline prices nationwide. Find the best prices in town.
Kaiser Permanente increasing access to health care in underserved communities with $1M in grants to 6 non-profits in County, including Salud
Home surveillance footage shows men abandoning the dog in a Watsonville neighborhood, days after it was reported missing.
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One woman dead after a head-on crash; local police launch a homicide investigation after a fatal shooting; and more in public safety news.
See how well utility providers in the Watsonville area and across CA serve their electric customers.
He died last weekend after a Feb. 13 attack, police said.
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The search was called off for a man who jumped into rough waters at a Moss Landing beach to rescue his son.
One of three shooting victims last weekend has died, police said.
The Policing and Social Equity Ad Hoc Committee would like to invite the public to participate in a community wide meeting on Saturday.
A Santa Cruz woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
The federal government is tracking the decline of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, including in the Watsonville area.
A gang member was drunkenly playing with a gun when it fired, killing a man, police said.
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries.
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The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including in Watsonville.
Andrew Roberts, 29 of Aptos, was killed in the Nov. 9, 2019 officer-involved shooting.
Feds said they made their largest ever seizure of meth in Northern California. See where the operation was based, according to officials.
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A man previously convicted of assaulting a local teenager was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from young boys.
Here's how many inpatient and ICU hospital beds are currently filled in Santa Cruz County and across CA.
A concentration of great white sharks was found in the area where a local surfer died in a shark attack last year.
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The Watsonville Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 15th, 2021.
The Virtual Teen Book Club will be reading Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala, and participate in a virtual talk with the author on February 23rd.
Nurse practitioner and Northern California resident Sigrid Stokes is following in her family's footsteps during the coronavirus pandemic.
Criminal investigations into the threats are possible.
New federal data shows how the coronavirus epidemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Santa Cruz County.