PHOTO: Officials tour flood-damaged neighborhoods in Watsonville
Mark Strudley (center), Flood Control Division Manager of Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works, joins other officials in touring a College Road neighborhood recently to assess recent flood damage. Included in the tour were representatives from the offices of Senator Alex Padilla, Assemblyman...
Watsonville firefighters quickly quell fire
A fast moving brush fire charged up a steep hillside on South Green Valley Rd. Near Melwood Way Friday just past noon. Watsonville Div. Chief Corey Schaefer said the blaze torched about 75 feet of a 6 foot wood fence and came within about...
Croatian dignitaries tour Watsonville
Two dignitaries from Cavtat, Croatia visited Watsonville on Thursday, during which they visited the police and fire stations, the library and recycling plant.
PHOTO: New look for Freedom Rotary
Freedom Rotary Past President Yesenia Parra passes the gavel to new President Ron Ince during the club's meeting at the California Grill on Tuesday.
Former Watsonville High auto shop teacher, drivers’ ed instructor looks to 100th birthday
On a recent sunny afternoon, Ray Burgess stood on the porch of the Corralitos home in which he has lived for six decades, staring out at the pastoral apple orchard across the street. He had just donned the same WWII jacket he wore as...
Photo story: A lighted Watsonville
The front yard of this home at the corner of Hushbeck Avenue and Bronte Street in Watsonville is packed with Holiday cheer.
Casa de la Cultura hosts annual giveaway
Dozens of families lined up along Salinas Road in Pajaro Monday morning, children’s faces peering from backseat windows, as they waited their turn for...
