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Dozens of childcare providers from around the Central Coast joined forces with parents, community members, and elected officials in a rally Saturday morning in Watsonville Plaza to demand that Gov. Gavin Newsom bolster funding for providers and ongoing flood recovery efforts for Pajaro families. “We...

Dientes Community Dental Care celebrated Give Kids A Smile Day on Feb. 9 by partnering with six volunteer hygienists from the Monterey Bay Dental Hygienists’ Association to provide 48 uninsured children with free dental care.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday put their final approval on the PV High athletic field, which will allow work to begin there on April 15.

Freedom Rotary celebrated the Mike Kutsuris Award it recently received in recognition of the club that has been most successful in membership development during the Rotary year. They are in District 5170, a collection of 61 community clubs. The clubs are located in the...

The California Highway Patrol has arrested a Watsonville man for allegedly driving into a CHP motorcycle officer on Sept. 6.

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees and native plants throughout Ramsay Park and along Watsonville Slough on Saturday for the 12th annual World Wetlands Day celebration.

Selena tribute set for Saturday A tribute to the late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez is slated for Saturday in Romo Park in downtown Watsonville. Put on by Arte del Corazon, the free, five-hour event will include music by DJ Moi, Mariachi Illusion, activities for all ages, Selena...