Fitness center expands
After opening a new fitness center on Green Valley Road in Watsonville just over a year ago, Toadal Fitness continues to expand services, including major renovations of the pool.
The Watsonville club, at 25 Penny Lane, is part of a group of centers sprinkled around...
Attorney General, local law enforcement officials arrest 22 in statewide pot shop burglaries
California Attorney General Rob Bonta was in Santa Cruz County on Thursday to announce the arrest of 22 people who are facing a total of 32 felony charges stemming from multiple burglaries of marijuana dispensaries throughout the Bay Area.
Dubbed “Operation Sticky Fingers,” the arrests...
County Supervisors appoint new sheriff
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously appointed Undersheriff Chris Clark to take the agency’s lead role, a decision that was backed by several members of the public and the leaders of numerous agencies that addressed the board.
This included both Santa...
School bus bursts into flames after crash
Two people were injured Tuesday morning after a man slammed into a school bus holding dozens of students.
The collision on the 900 block of Green Valley Road north of Casserly Road at 7:30am caused the bus to burst into flames.
The driver, a 28-year-old male...
Photo story: Aromas Day draws thousands
Tariq Belhaj shows a 2024 Aromas Day T-shirt he purchased at the annual Aromas Day celebration. Between 5,000-7,000 people typically come to the one-day free event. From caramel corn, classic cars, cops arts and crafts, firefighters, sports groups and live music, the event has...
Watsonville City Council to mull revamping plaza gazebo
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider ways in which the bandstand in the center of Watsonville Plaza could be renovated, and what to do with the antique cannons.
Built in 1906 by architect William Weeks, the bandstand is both a part of Watsonville's...
Business celebrates milestone
Representatives of RVS Technology Group join in a celebration hosted by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, of the company's 25th anniversary in the East Lake Village Shopping Center Wednesday.
Watsonville Police release shooting video
The Watsonville Police Department has released the video of the officer-involved shooting that occurred Aug. 3 When Joshua Gonzalez drove to the Police Department at 215 Union Street.
There, Gonzalez reportedly claimed he was going to kill his 3-year-old step-daughter. Gonzalez allegedly charged at the...
Music group to perform Friday, Saturday & Sunday
The musical group Nematatlin of Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, performs Wednesday at Pajaro Valley High School.
The group will also perform at the Crocker Theater in Aptos on Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm, located at 6500 Lower Perimeter Road.
There will also be a performance...
Victory over Soledad gives Sharks firm grasp on Cypress Division crown...
St. Francis senior Nash Horton has been serving up double-doubles on the basketball court this 2024-25 winter campaign like he was part owner of...
