Building a career
Through the program, the students gain real-world experience in the construction industry after helping a professional draw up plans, said Dean Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Gerlinde Brady.
Bienvenidos, youkoso, and welcome, Japan
Fourteen middle school students from the small agricultural community of Kawakami, Japan, arrived with their chaperones Wednesday in Watsonville, their sister city.
Zoning changes proposed along Highway 101
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider controversial zoning changes at four intersections along Highway 101, which could pave the way for future commercial development.
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Teen arrested for gun, drug charges
Officers from Watsonville Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force arrested the 16-year-old on the 800 block of Vista Montana Drive on Wednesday.
Construction of Hilton hotel to begin soon
In the next 90 days the National 9 Motel at 1 Western Drive will be demolished to make way for a four-story, 80-room Hilton Home2 Suites, according to Kamalesh Patel, of Hospitality AARAV, LLC.
Report: youth unprepared, struggling to find housing
The report, which was conducted by Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics, also showed a drastic increase over a five-year period in the number of young adults who still live with their parents or in-laws. According to the report, the percentage of people age 25 to 29 in that situation jumped from 17 percent in 2012 to 46 percent in 2017.
Aptos, St. Francis get ready for CCS playoffs | High school...
The high school baseball 2026 regular season came to a conclusion last week, which meant it was crunch time for some teams hoping to...
