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Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray leaving

This story has been updated from a previous version. Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray will step down July 10 after leading the community-owned hospital...

Santa Clara County officials vow to oppose Gilroy ICE detention center

Santa Clara County officials, community organizers and residents gathered at the county government center in San Jose May 14 to oppose a federal plan...

PG&E begins major power system upgrade in South Santa Cruz County

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has begun work on a major power system upgrade in Watsonville, Freedom and nearby communities that the utility says...

Watsonville Community Hospital receives $10.6M grant

Watsonville Community Hospital has been awarded $10.6 million through California's Distressed Hospital Small Grant Program, part of a state effort to help financially struggling...

Aptos’ Ella Boyes sets school record in 300 hurdles | CCS track and field

Aptos High senior Ella Boyes finished with a pair of top-five finishes during the finals of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships...

Work moves ahead on city plaza

Work is moving forward on the Watsonville City Plaza revitalization project that will preserve the historic hub of downtown for years to come. On Tuesday...

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Police: Man threatened mass shooting at a PVUSD graduation

A 21-year-old Watsonville man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of threatening a mass shooting at an unspecified Pajaro Valley Unified School District graduation...

Two arrested in construction equipment theft scheme

Monterey County sheriff’s detectives arrested two men and recovered more than $300,000 in stolen construction equipment tied to an organized theft ring targeting local...

Police Log May 12-19

May 12 • A man was arrested on the 400 block of Airport Boulevard at 7:20pm for vandalizing the 7-Eleven store.• A 38-year-old man was...

Man dies in solo-vehicle crash north of Santa Cruz

A 58-year-old Santa Rosa man died in a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz May 18.  California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo...

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On a recent one-day drive through San Jose, my wife, Sarah, and I took in a wealth of rich sites, from the red salty shore of Alviso Marina County Park, the splashy shops of Santana Row, and to the north, the calm and rolling hills of Coyote Valley Open...

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Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray leaving

This story has been updated from a previous version. Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray will step down July 10 after leading the community-owned hospital...

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