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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council gave staff the green light to begin the process of issuing taxable bonds in hopes of paying off steep unfunded pension obligations over the next three decades. According to a 2020 California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) report, the City of...

A Watsonville woman reached a milestone on Friday, turning 103 years old.

Local youth empowerment and food justice organization Food, What?! has been honored as the California Nonprofit of the Year.

Five people were injured after a collision on Maher Road in Royal Oaks on Wednesday.

Heavy surf on Monday smashed into the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, shearing off a 125-foot section off the end and sending an already-closed business into the ocean, along with a public restroom and two pieces of heavy construction equipment. Emergency officials rescued several people who...

A Watsonville Police K-9 was stabbed Tuesday afternoon in a confrontation police had with an attempted murder suspect.  Sgt. Jarrod Pisturino said the incident began when police got behind a white Honda Accord around 4pm on Rodriguez Street in downtown Watsonville. When the solo occupant...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police have arrested a Pajaro Valley Unified School District student who they say was threatening to commit a shooting at a school.  Neither district officials nor police are providing any information about the suspect due to their age. Also unclear is which school was...

When Watsonville Police responded to a burglary at Markley’s Indoor Range and Gun Shop early Wednesday morning, they discovered a broken display case, and learned that an undisclosed amount of guns were stolen.

WATSONVILLE—If the Watsonville City Council follows staff recommendation regarding adjustments to the City’s cannabis laws, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Jennifer Schacher will leave the Tuesday night meeting with a big smile. City of Watsonville staff at the upcoming meeting will recommend the Council...

SANTA CRUZ—More than 175 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Santa Cruz County, and 24 of them have come back positive.  That’s according to county Health Services Director Mimi Hall, who at Tuesday morning’s Board of Supervisors meeting said that the county is still limited...