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PVUSD teachers, staff stage layoff protest

February 26, 2026

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Teen leads police on destructive chase

January 25, 2026

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Watsonville, Aptos advance to CCS championship matches | High school soccer

High School Sports

It was a special, and historical, Wednesday night for four local high school soccer teams that kept their Central Coast Section postseason runs alive...

Housing voucher program at risk unless Congress acts

Local News

Hundreds of Santa Cruz County families could lose their federal rental assistance as early as December unless Congress restores funding to a pandemic-era housing...

Photo story: Symphony performance features local dancers

Local News

Members of Esperanza del Valle of the Pajaro Valley are joined Tuesday by performers from Vera Cruz, Mexico at the Mello Center Tuesday as...

National leadership award lands in local hands

Local News

Gina Castañeda, who founded Aztecas Youth Soccer Academy, received this year’s Kim Crabbe Game Changers Award from the U.S. Soccer Federation. She received the award...

WPD Chief Brian Shab talks staffing, technology in policing

Local News

When Watsonville Police Chief Brian Shab took the helm of the department early this year, he saw a problem that is plaguing law enforcement...

Late heroics help ‘Catz boys squad edge Independence | CCS basketball playoffs

High School Sports

Ahmi Martin has been the main ball distributor as a point guard for the Watsonville High boys’ basketball team throughout the 2025-26 winter season. The...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Pickup slams into Ace Hardware on Main Street

February 27, 2026

A man was arrested early Friday morning after he reportedly lost control of his pickup and slammed into the front of the Ace Hardware...

Chucky De Luna inspects the damage where a fire demolished a Ford F550 pickup at the rear loading area of Habitat for Humanity's Restore late Monday night on the 500 block of Main Street.

Blaze destroys Habitat for Humanity truck

February 26, 2026

A late-night fire destroyed a truck at the Restore, a thrift shop in downtown Watsonville run by Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay. Firefighters responded to...

Man arrested after brandishing replica firearm

February 25, 2026

A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly brandished an altered replica firearm in Watsonville. Eduardo Lopez, 32, was cited and released. Witnesses called police after...

Photo story: Crash marks third in same area

February 23, 2026

A tow operator cleans up the area where a driver smashed into a utility pole Friday morning on Airport Boulevard at Roache Road. Watsonville...

OPINION

At the Feb. 11 PVUSD Board meeting, trustee Gabe Medina was banned from the PV High campus for 14 days. It was a great example of deflecting the charges to blaming others for not doing enough, a practice that trustee Medina has done for the last year while on...