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The Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building serves as a meeting place for people who have served in the U.S. military and as a hub for medical, housing and social services. But at 88 years old, the building is showing its age. The elevator is out of...

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla announced Tuesday that he and Sen. Adam Schiff secured $54 million in federal funding for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, aimed at strengthening flood protection for Watsonville and Pajaro. The funding will go toward reconstructing failing levees along the...

A woman’s body recovered on Jan. 18 in the area of Smith Grade and Moore Ranch Road has been identified as 73-year-old Jeanne Burke, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.  Burke was last seen Nov. 18 at 4:30pm in the area of Moore...

This story has been updated from a previous version. A woman escaped injury when her SUV smashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning on the 100 block of Airport Boulevard. The woman was traveling eastbound on Airport Boulevard at 7:55am approaching Freedom Boulevard when,...

Tony Nuñez is a Watsonville High School graduate who became a reporter and then editor of The Pajaronian and Good Times, and moved on to work with the nonprofit Community Bridges.  He later became an inaugural member of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD),...

A man was arrested following a routine traffic stop in Watsonville Feb. 7 after California Highway Patrol officers discovered a loaded handgun in his car. CHP officer Israel Murillo said that during the early morning traffic stop, a CHP officer spotted a loaded unregistered handgun...

The City of Watsonville officially welcomed its new Fire and Police chiefs at the City Council meeting Tuesday. With the chambers swarmed with family, friends and city staff,  Brian Shab—with more than 27 years of public safety experience and fresh from his role as assistant...

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez formally launched his reelection campaign for District 4 on Jan. 29, citing a record of infrastructure improvements, park development and flood protection efforts during a kickoff event attended by community members and local leaders. The South County event marked...

Santa Cruz County can now apply for roughly $13.7 million in federal disaster recovery funds for “urgent need” infrastructure repairs and mitigation projects tied to the 2023 winter storms. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing county officials to...