Photo story: Fill the Fire Truck effort aids in toy drive
Watsonville’s interim Fire Chief, Corey Schaefer, shows a sampling of the new toys that locals donated first-ever Fill the Fire Truck Toy Drive Dec 13 at Fire Station 1. “We had a good showing and we’re pleased with today's outcome,” Schaefer said. The toys...
Fruition Brewing wins top honors
Fruition Brewing and Kitchen in Watsonville has been named Small Brewery of the Year at the 2026 Best of Craft Beer Awards, a national competition that drew nearly 1,400 entries from breweries around the world.
The Watsonville-based brewery in the East Lake Village Shopping Center...
A new path
Watsonville Prep School, which is run by Navigator Schools, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, an event attended by parents, students, teachers and administrators.
48th Annual Heritage Holiday Craft & Gift Fair opens Friday
The 48th Annual Heritage Holiday Craft & Gift Fair will run Friday and Saturday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
This year the event will feature 110 crafters and 120 booths featuring crafts, gifts, antiques, collectibles, toys, holiday foods, edible gifts and more.
“It’s the perfect...
Dientes continues to expand in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—The average trick or treater consumes roughly 3 cups of sugar on Halloween, according to data collected by CouponFollow in 2013. That’s the equivalent of 220 sugar packets, and 16 times the daily recommendation of 25 grams suggested by the American Heart Association.
Dientes Community...
Santa Cruz man arrested for alleged sex crimes
A Santa Cruz man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to have “inappropriate and unlawful” contact with a juvenile under 16, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook.
Teens arrested for possessing loaded gun
Three teenagers were arrested near the Vista Point highway exit Friday for possessing a loaded, unregistered handgun.
Public invited to participate in downtown mural project
Work continues on the installation of large tile panels in the eighth phase of the ongoing mosaic mural project, titled Watsonville Brilliante, which has covered much of the parking structure at the corner of Second and Rodriguez streets.
Headed up by Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti,...
County supervisors get first glimpse at ‘bleak’ budget
In the coming years, as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors oversees more than 30 departments under their jurisdiction, they will have to grapple with increasing numbers of natural disasters spurred by climate change, as well as homelessness and the housing crisis, and...
‘Catz claw St. Francis in PCAL Mission North opener | High...
After suffering a disappointing loss in front of the home crowd two weeks ago, Watsonville High managed to bounce back just in the nick...
