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Photo story: One injured in head-on crash

Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on the 2500 block of Freedom Boulevard. The California Highway Patrol said the male driver of...
Watsonville Mayor Kristal Salcido (center with scissors) cuts the ribbon for the completion of a 2 million gallon water storage tank Monday on Burchell Avenue while joined by a cast of city officials.

Great things in store for massive new water tank

Watsonville’s newest water infrastructure project is a giant storage tank—a behemoth that stands 35 feet tall, holds 2 million gallons and is expected to...
Around 600 people join the No Kings protest against President Trump Saturday in Watsonville Plaza along with thousands of others around the nation. From people in strollers to those in wheelchairs and on walkers, people waved signs and chanted "No Trump, No ICE" and "No War with Iran" during the two-hour event organized by Indivisible Pajaro Valley.

Photo Story: No Kings rallies take place throughout Santa Cruz County,...

Santa Cruz County was one of more than 3,000 locations across the U.S. where thousands of people staged rallies opposing President Donald Trump. It...
A crew from Granite Construction works on Reach 6 of the Pajaro River at Watsonville Project along Corralitos Creek. (

Levee work underway

Construction is underway on a long-anticipated flood control project in the Pajaro Valley, even as state lawmakers push new legislation aimed at speeding up...
Drama students at Pajaro Valley High School work through a rehearsal of “"Zoot Suit"” Monday.

Pajaro Valley High to stage ‘Zoot Suit’

The play “Zoot Suit” made its first appearance on Aug. 17, 1978, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.It was a watershed moment,...

No Kings Protest set for March 28

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. That’s the message for the No Kings protest Saturday in Watsonville Plaza and around the nation. “We’re not watching...
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City Council to consider utility rate increases

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they...

Angry Chickz opens, Staff of Life to celebrate 5th year

A new Watsonville businesses celebrated a milestone on Friday, and another is planning its own. Staff of Life grocery store is planning to ring...

American Legion boosts local students

Watsonville High School juniors Michelle Sanchez and Brianna Barrera were selected for California Boys and Girls State by Edward H. Lorenson American Legion Post...

Watsonville Film Festival wraps up 14th year

Twenty short films by area students not only filled the big screen at Green Valley Cinemas Sunday afternoon. The program by the Watsonville Film...
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Local officials: We will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement

Local law enforcement, education and human services officials joined U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta on Tuesday to reassure immigrant families that local agencies will not...

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