Riverside Drive homicide suspect appears in court
Miguel A. Castaneda, the man accused of shooting and killing another man on Riverside Drive Friday in Watsonville, made his first appearance in the court of Judge Richard Curtis on Tuesday.
Bay Federal awards scholarships to local students
Bay Federal Credit Union on Tuesday doled out $7,500 worth of scholarships to local students.
Here comes 2020, a new decade, a new year | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: There was a 3.9 earthquake centered in Morgan Hill last night. I was in bed reading when suddenly it felt like a truck bumped into my house. It hit at 11:16 p.m. The United State Geological Survey said it reached Santa Cruz,...
PHOTO: Suspect with knife caught chasing man
Watsonville Police officers lead suspect Joel Navarro to a patrol car Tuesday after they caught him with a knife, chasing another man.
WPD spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said it appears Navarro and the victim got into a verbal altercation before Navarro brandished a knife and...
Photos: Lee Road Hampton hotel project shaping up
Work is moving ahead on a new Arco AM/PM business on Lee Road beside the massive Hampton Inn & Suites project. In its framing and siding stage, beside the behemoth 112-room, four-story Hampton Inn & Suites, the business will feature a drive-thru car wash...
CZU Complex fires have destroyed more than 500 structures; still 19% contained
Update (6am, Aug. 26)
The CZU August Lightning Complex fires have now stretched to 80,137 acres and destroyed 538 structures, nearly all of them in Santa Cruz County.
The Count of Santa Cruz on Tuesday established a damage assessment map that shows where structures have been...
Lazy days | Photo Gallery
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PV Health Trust commits to funding city’s youth sports programs
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust Executive Director DeAndre James on Tuesday confirmed that the nonprofit healthcare foundation will fund Watsonville’s youth sports programs if the City Council at its June 23 meeting approves a full-scale cut of the city’s sports programming for the 2020/21...
Paying tribute | About Town
Yesterday I stopped by the Aptos Village Center on my way to another appointment to see the first addition to the Celebration Brick Program that my colleague, Tarmo Hannula, wrote about last week, and to get another photo for when the article runs in...
‘Watsonville in the Heart’ continues to highlight Filipino history
WATSONVILLE—Last October, members of Watsonville’s Filipino community and other residents came together for a special “Community Call Out” at the Freedom Branch library.
Participants brought with them old photographs, newspaper clippings and other artifacts. Families told their stories and revealed their histories.
Organizer Ray Recio said...
Bag containing gun, ammo found at Aptos High
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials are investigating after a bag containing a firearm and ammunition was found...

















