Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4.
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Santa Cruz High music director to march in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day
Christina Latham is among 300 band directors invited to make up a marching band of music teachers from around the country at the Jan. 1 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
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Santa Cruz County Parks seeks artist for Quail Hollow project
The project at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park in Felton seeks artwork that will complement the Pace Trail area’s unique habitat, plants and animals.
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Thursday evening traffic: Highway 1 southbound closed near Watsonville; crash on Hwy 9
Thursday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Watsonville High student named semifinalist for Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Azucena Sandoval, a senior at Watsonville High School, has been named a semifinalist for the 2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, placing her in the top 1% of 107,000 applicants nationwide.
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Waymo’s expansion includes a sliver of Santa Cruz County. What does that mean for local roads?
Waymo, a company operating self-driving cars, recently expanded its operations into more of the Bay Area, including an area of Lexington Hills that lies mostly in Santa Clara County but very slightly reaches into Santa Cruz County. However, don’t expect to see Waymos on local roads in the near future.
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Arrest warrant issued for boyfriend of Utah woman who was found safe after going missing last month
The boyfriend of the Utah woman who went missing and was later found safe failed to appear for a hearing and is now wanted by police. Alex Nunez stands to forfeit the $25,000 bail he posted on charges related to Danielle Staley.
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Diversity Center outreach manager facing felony embezzlement charges in San Luis Obispo County
Dustin Colyer-Worth has been charged with four counts of grand theft by embezzlement in San Luis Obispo County, where he was the executive director of the Gala Pride and Diversity Center in San Luis Obispo.
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Lookout PM: Leif Ames murder trial postponed again, this week’s wild ocean forecast, and a local biz roundup
Welcome to Wednesday night’s Lookout PM. Find the latest Lookout List winners and runners-up here. Be sure to sign up for our breaking news email alerts here, and download the Lookout Santa Cruz app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge postpones Leif Ames murder trial again A Santa Cruz County […]
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Downtown Santa Cruz farmers market extends operating hours
The downtown Santa Cruz farmers market is extending its operating hours on Wednesdays, now opening a half-hour earlier and running from 12:30 to 5 p.m. It will be closed on Dec. 24 and 31.