Major wetlands advocate dies
Jim Van Houten, a major name in the preservation of area wetlands and parks, died May 10 following a long battle with prostate cancer.
Health Trust celebrates winners of Phil Rather Awards
The Board of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust honored two winners of the 2018 Phil Rather Award for Leadership in Healthcare during a reception at the Health Trust on May 16.
Motorcyclist dies in solo crash
A man died after he crashed his motorcycle into a utility pole on Lewis Road Monday afternoon.
Rising pension costs looming for Watsonville
Administrative Services Director Cynthia Czerwin gave the Watsonville City Council an update on the city’s finances Tuesday before the council considers its budget during two meetings in June.
Open Streets returns to Watsonville
Open Streets Watsonville returns on Sunday, on Brennan/Union Street between Callaghan Park and the City Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Serious injuries in Highway 1 rollover
APTOS -- Emergency officials responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 1 at Freedom Boulevard on Saturday.
Deputies seeking man who hugged girl
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who allegedly hugged an 11-year-old girl in a Soquel store Saturday morning.
PHOTO: Opening up on Open Streets
Briana Zamora, 5, tries her hand at a drum circle as put on by Ikuyo Conant and Watsonville Taiko Sunday during the annual Open Streets festivities in Watsonville.
Camp immerses kids in art
The weeklong Summer Art Camp wraps up Friday in Corralitos with a student art exhibit that featured ceramics, watercolors, acrylic paintings, drawings, tie-dye shirts, sketches and other art forms.
Suspected nabbed in sizable firearms, drug haul
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after a car stop by the California Highway Patrol that led to the discovery of 14 firearms and...
