Living strong: After years at nursing home, woman gets her own space
After living in Watsonville Nursing Center for nearly three years, Rosalie Strong spent her first night in her new apartment on Dec. 28, a step that seemed an unattainable dream just a few months ago.
Div. Chief Rob Ryan moves on
Watsonville Fire Department’s Division Chief Rob Ryan ended his career Dec. 28 after 41 years.
Cold temps, winds whip region
Blistering cold temperatures, driven further down the thermometer by strong winds, gripped the Monterey Bay area starting New Year’s Eve, bringing frost to some regions and a low of 29 degrees in Watsonville.
Main Street shut down after crash
A woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Main Street at South Green Valley Road.
FREE curbside pick up of Christmas trees. Jan. 7-11, 2019
The City of Watsonville FREE curbside pick up of Christmas trees. Jan. 7-11, 2019
PHOTO: Santa Cruz County's first baby of 2019
Veronikka Velez and Alejandro Rodriguez-Duarte of Watsonville welcomed the birth of their baby boy, Alexander Joseph Rodriguez, Tuesday at 1:03 a.m. at Dominican Hospital.
Man killed on Highway 1 identified
A Watsonville man died Monday after he bolted into oncoming traffic on Highway 1 and was struck by a vehicle near 41st Avenue.
Man darts across highway, killed by car
A Watsonville man died Monday after he bolted into oncoming traffic on Highway 1 and was struck by a vehicle near 41st Avenue.
How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago
For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...
