Local News

Crowds were thick over the weekend at Fruition Brewing & Kitchen during their six-year anniversary in the East Lake Village Shopping Center. Fruition has claimed a list of awards and accolades, including the Silver Medal for their ‘Slip’ Pilsner and a Bronze Medal for...

Bay Federal Credit Union on Tuesday doled out $7,500 worth of scholarships to local students.

The FBI launched a domestic terrorism investigation into the July 28 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting, officials announced Tuesday.

Watsonville Police search for two men who jumped out of this Honda sedan late Friday on the Pajaro River levee. The incident began at 9:15pm on Locust Street when police tried to pull over the car with two men aboard. The driver failed to...

Starting Monday, Aug. 15, motorists will encounter multiple lane closures in Watsonville on Main Street and East Lake Avenue (Highway 152). The work is a multi-tiered project.  On Monday the eastbound, right lane will be closed on Main Street from Ramsay Park to Auto Center...

Cabrillo College will keep its name for now, following the Board of Trustees’ 6-1 vote on Monday that defers selecting a new name for the college. In a prior report to the trustees, the board’s Name Exploration Subcommittee had cited a lack of scientific polling,...

Morning recess at Mintie White Elementary School took a different turn on Aug. 17, as hundreds of students gathered to celebrate their colorful new playhouse.

About 50 people, joined by religious leaders from across the U.S., picketed in front of Well-Pict cooler on Riverside Drive Friday. The group was demanding that Premiere Raspberries LLC comply with an Aug. 29 ruling by the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board ordering the grower to implement a union contract for its 550 workers.

Johanna Miller FOOD: Taqueria Tepeque An unfortunate set of circumstances left me stranded in Capitola on Feb. 9 after high winds toppled wires onto both sides of Hwy. 1, shutting down the thoroughfare between there and Aptos. I had planned to shop at the Capitola Mall and...

What are the most important qualities and skills that a City Manager should have? The City of Watsonville wants to know what you think and will host a community forum as it searches for its next City Manager. The virtual forum is scheduled for...