Ford Tri-Motor available for flights
A 1928 Ford Tri-Motor named City of Wichita will be at Watsonville Municipal Airport through the weekend, and available for flights for the public.
New Leaf shutters Aptos branch after COVID-19 cluster emerges
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—New Leaf Community Market has closed its Aptos location after seven employees tested positive for COVID-19.
The company made the announcement on its website on Tuesday, saying the store will stay closed “until further notice.”
The announcement came four days after the store closed...
Watsonville City Manager Recruitment Community Forum upcoming
What are the most important qualities and skills that a City Manager should have?
The City of Watsonville wants to know what you think and will host a community forum as it searches for its next City Manager.
The virtual forum is scheduled for...
PHOTO: Public goes behind the scenes at local farms
People venture into Esperanza Community Farms on Lee Road in Watsonville Oct. 7 during the 10th annual Open Farms Tour. Every year, a handful of farms around Santa Cruz County open their doors over a chosen weekend to give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how...
Evacuated Pajaro residents search for answers
Will Norman stands in front of his home on Drew Lane wearing knee-high waders, up to his ankles in floodwaters that have inundated his neighborhood since a series of storms in January caused Corralitos Creek to spill over.
The recent storm on March 11 caused...
Spiritual leader, founder of Mt. Madonna Center dies at 95
Baba Hari Das died peacefully at his home in Bonny Doon Tuesday morning.
Cabrillo Gallery opens first exhibit of the year
APTOS—Cardboard is a material that nearly everyone has at their disposal. Often used in packaging and shipping, it is usually broken down to recycle or saved to reuse.
But cardboard can also be full of possibilities for artists. This is apparent at “Extraordinary Ordinary,” Cabrillo...
Castro Adobe to reopen after two-year closure
WATSONVILLE—After nearly two years of being closed to the public, Castro Adobe State Historic Park will once again invite people to come learn about an important part of California history.
Located on a hill off of Larkin Valley Road and overlooking the Pajaro Valley, Castro...
Main Street business park awaits final council decision
WATSONVILLE—Drive-thrus will be back on the Watsonville City Council’s menu at Tuesday’s meeting.
The council will hear an appeal of a Planning Commission decision from late last year that stopped the development of a proposed business park at Main Street and Auto Center Drive.
Boos Development...
Watsonville, Aptos advance to CCS championship matches | High school soccer
It was a special, and historical, Wednesday night for four local high school soccer teams that kept their Central Coast Section postseason runs alive...





















