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...
Growing roots at Pajaro Middle School
On Aug. 14, about 400 students will return to Pajaro Middle School, more than a year after flood waters forced the campus to close. This includes seventh-graders who spent their first middle school year at a different school.
On Friday, several workers were continuing to...
Salvation Army gives away 450 school backpacks
As summer wanes and the school year approaches, hundreds of families gathered in Watsonville Plaza Saturday to receive free new backpacks filled with school supplies.
In hosting its annual backpack giveaway, the Salvation Army Watsonville Corps joined with the Red Cross, Community Action Board of...
Watsonville Police: suspect had ghost gun in stolen truck
Police on Sunday were looking for a man who escaped after leading them on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen pickup and a foot chase in Watsonville.
The incident began at Main Street at Freedom Boulevard around 10:30am when Watsonville Police Capt. Jarrod Pisturino spotted...
Indigenous coming of age ceremony coming Saturday
The White Hawk Indian Council for Children—also known as Iztatutli—will host Xilonen, considered a day of preserving Indigenous Coming-of-Age Ceremony at Pinto Lake County Park on Saturday.
For the 42nd year in a row, the free event will feature traditional dance by the local White...
Gas pipeline rupture stalls city
Riverside Drive was closed to traffic and two homes were evacuated Wednesday afternoon between Union Street and Marchant Street after construction crews ruptured a natural gas line.
Watsonville Fire officials said the pipeline break was reported at 2:29pm in a section of the road that...
Fireworks seizure the largest in Watsonville history
Watsonville police arrested two men on July 3 after they were found with more than 4,500 pounds of illegal fireworks.
The bust is the largest in Watsonville Police history, and the biggest on the Central Coast this year, police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
Luis Martinez and...
Going forth for beach cleanup
The Fourth of July has long been a time of celebration in Santa Cruz County, a height-of-summer fete that draws hordes of people to local beaches to indulge in picnics, swim in the ocean, soak up the sun and, for some, trash the place.
But...
Photo story: County celebrates the Fourth
Thousands of people lined the main streets of Watsonville and Aptos Thursday to watch the parades that have become a tradition stretching back decades.
The Spirit of Watsonville parade kicked off at 12:30pm, two hours after the Worlds Shortest Parade, which takes place in Aptos...
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz punches ticket to 2024 Olympics
Aptos native Nikki Hiltz guaranteed their spot at the upcoming Summer Games following a record-setting performance at last weekend’s U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials.
The 29-year old middle-distance runner won the women’s 1500-meters finals in 3 minutes, 55.33 seconds, setting both a personal-best and...
Man arrested after lengthy standoff
A man who held police at bay while armed with a knife was arrested late at night on Sept. 4 outside a Herman Avenue...