Mountain Lions Around Aptos: Sightings Up as Endangered Status Considered, By Jon Chown • State, Feds to Answer BESS Fire Questions: Public Frustrated as Vistra Considers Restarting Facility, By Jon Chown • Art Inspires Youth at La Selva Beach Library, By Claudia Iseman • Search Called Off for Missing Surfers • Multiple Bodies Discovered in Monterey County • Merced Group Behind Illegal Taco Vendors: Unlicensed Bazaar in Pajaro Faces Crackdown, By Jon Chown • 2026 Santa Cruz County Fair Theme Announced • Arts Commission Accepting Nominations for Artist of Year • County Grapples with New State Behavioral Health Law: Funding for Programs Shrinks, Must be Reconfigured, By Jon Chown • Early Crackdown On Illegal Vendors Credited for Curbing Problem Here, By Jon Chown • Community Tree Planting at Amesti School: Expanded Learning Partners with Watsonville Wetlands Watch for Program • Supervisors Approve 57-Unit Housing Project: 841 Capitola Road Project to be Squeezed into Neighborhood, By Jon Chown • Supervisors Tighten Rules on Cannabis Lounges; Serving Intoxicated Patrons Could Threaten License, By Jon Chown • Mount Madonna School Senior Class to Embark on Educational Journey to India: Includes Meeting With the Dalai Lama • Biochar Made From Invasive Eucalyptus Tested for Farm and Climate Benefits on California Coast • Cabrillo College Football Coach Justin Hansen Takes Leave of Absence • Sheriff’s Office Confirms Theory on Gun Found at Aptos High School: Weapon Was Dropped by Juvenile During December Fracas, By Jon Chown • Watsonville Ordered to Stop Building Around Airport: Decades-Long Court Dispute with Pilots Association May Be Over • Ribbon Cutting to be Held for New Overcrossing • Nominations For Annual Spotlight Award Due in March • Apply Now to the SC County Civil Grand Jury • Reasons to Shop for American-Made Products • Memorial Held for Patricia Rebele • Reporting Answered Many Questions, But Not All • Park Avenue Fitness: Putting the ‘Personal’ in Personal Training • Outwit Scammers With These Smart Tips • How Programming Found Worldwide Supports the U.S. Military Community … and much more!
