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June 4, 2026

From Our Archives: Scouts Honor

Editor’s note: From Our Archives is a feature created by photojournalist Tarmo Hannula, who discovered boxes upon boxes of old photo negatives in storage. If you have any old Watsonville-centered photos you’d like to see run, email [email protected]. _________________ Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...

Oakland’s rich history at the waterfront

Arriving in Jack London Square in Oakland after a short trip from San Jose, the doors swung open, and we started to explore the harbor in Oakland, the vast array of shops and restaurants along the waterfront and railroad tracks and savored of one...

A different view: our short train trip to Oakland

For a different take on the road trips my wife Sarah  and I have taken over the last few years, we recently took a train to Oakland for the day in December. We parked at the San Jose Diridon Station, an historic landmark built in...

Photo Gallery Jan. 9, 2025

These are a collection of images from our photojournalist Tarmo Hannula that did not make it into stories, but we think should be enjoyed. Do you have a photo you’d like to be considered for our gallery? Send it to [email protected].

Challenger vies for PVUSD trustee seat

Editor's note: Three new candidates have tossed their hats in the ring for seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees districts 2, 3 and 6. Those seats are currently filled by Georgia Acosta, Oscar Soto and Adam Scow, respectively. None of...

Elkhorn Slough, other natural areas, receive $71M grant for climate resilience

Elkhorn Slough, the vast natural area south of Watsonville that serves as a transition zone between land and sea and is home to myriad species of birds—as well as water and land animals—got a boost last week with a $6 million award. The money from...

Adrian Gonzalez’s bid for freedom denied, case heads to jury trial

A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge ruled Tuesday that there is enough evidence that the man who raped and killed 8-year-old Madyson (Maddy) Middleton in 2015 would pose a continued danger to the public if he is released. Adrian Jerry (A.J.) Gonzalez, now 24,...

Thousands attend Strawberry Festival

A collection of images from the Watsonville Strawberry Festival from Aug. 2-4.

Photo story: roadwork for College lake pipeline project finished

A work crew hauls a large boring machine out of trench at Riverside Drive and Blackburn Street in Watsonville  Crews have finished the roadwork for the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project, which will provide a 30-inch water main to transport treated water from a...

Students’ academic careers are adding up

Brianna Vasquez is a 13-year-old about to begin her 8th-grade year at Rolling Hills Middle School. As the days of her summer vacation wane and the academic year looms, many of her friends are enjoying their break. But on Thursday, Brianna was taking a different path....
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Aptos baseball ousted by top seed Menlo in a walk-off loss...

Aptos High was ousted from the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs in heartbreaking fashion following a walk-off 7-6 loss in nine innings to top...