International Night deemed a success
Terry Medina leads the live auction during Watsonville Rotary Club's International Night at the Portuguese Hall on Wednesday.
Watsonville Film Festival to host outdoor screening
WATSONVILLE—When Covid-19 shelter-in-place restrictions hit Santa Cruz County in March, the Eighth Annual Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) was one of the first large events to be shut down.
Executive Director Consuelo Alba and her team were forced to cancel the multiple film screenings, activities and...
Open Studios comes to South County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — The annual Open Studios, a free self-guided tour of area art studios, opened last weekend and will run this weekend and the following.
The event, in its 34th year, invites the public into more than 300 artist studios across Santa Cruz and...
County Supervisors table leaf blower ban
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the unincorporated parts of Santa Cruz County.
It is not clear when the item will return for reconsideration.
Under the ordinance—which was...
Big trees in focus
“Big Trees,” an art exhibit assembled by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum, is now showing at the Santa Cruz County Building.
Pacific Coast Charter School celebrates graduates | Grads 2021
WATSONVILLE—In the middle of her eighth grade year Nicole Hernandez was looking for a change. She was attending Aptos Junior High, but said she never felt like she fit in there.
At Pacific Coast Charter School (PCCS) in Watsonville, Hernandez found what she was searching...
Watsonville city manager interviews set for March 22
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council in a Monday night special closed session meeting reviewed candidates for the city’s vacant city manager position.
Watsonville City Attorney Samantha Zutler on Tuesday morning said that the council took no action on the item, the lone topic on the meeting’s...
Robbery suspects caught after chase ends on Highway 17
CENTRAL COAST—A man and a woman were arrested Saturday night following a brazen string of robberies of several CVS stores in multiple counties.
Lt. Patrick Dimick of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said Coryeon Wyatt, 18, and Keoinjhanie Russell, 21—both of San Jose—were caught...
Watsonville Police search for suspect in Monday night homicide
UPDATE, AUG. 9: Watsonville murder suspect arrested after standoff
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Watsonville Police are looking for a suspect after a man was shot to death Monday night on the 100 block of West Beach Street.
At about 8:45pm, officers responded to the area for reports of a...
Walgreen to pay $6 million in price scanner and expired products...
Walgreens has agreed to pay $6 million to settle allegations it overcharged customers and sold expired products in California, including violations identified in Santa...



















