Time capsule captures moment in time
To cap off a year of sesquicentennial festivities, Watsonville city officials filled a time capsule with present-day items Tuesday that will be opened in 25 years.
St. John’s Helpful Shop finds a new home
St. John’s Helpful Shop found a new home this month at 246A Center Ave., just around the corner from the Episcopal Church in Aptos.
PHOTO: Flames consume garage
A fire destroyed an outbuilding on the 200 block of Ford Street Tuesday afternoon.
Watsonville honors its Pearl Harbor survivors
It has been 77 years since the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese warplanes killed 2,335 people and embroiled the U.S. in WWII.
First all-female mariachi in U.S. returns to Santa Cruz
Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, the first all-female mariachi in the United States, will perform in Santa Cruz on Sunday.
PHOTO: Share Your Holiday
Morgan Maitoza of Cal Giant helps stack up donated gifts under the tree at the 32nd annual Share Your Holiday put on by TV channel KSBW at the Cal Giant facility in Watsonville.
Man caught with illegal weapons, ammunition
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after he was found to be in possession of illegal guns, ammunition and high-capacity magazines.
‘Weird’ compilation arrives at Kelly’s Books
A new compilation of short stories by 17 local authors, “Santa Cruz Weird,” focuses on the strange, the unexplained and the just plain goofy from the Pajaro Valley to Bonny Doon.
Lawmakers weigh in at State of the Region conference
Government, business and nonprofit leaders around Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties staged the 2025 State of the Region Oct. 17 at CSU...
