Volunteers asked to join cleanup day
The City of Watsonville and the Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education Coalition is encouraging residents to participate in the Annual Coastal Cleanup Day, set for Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon at multiple Watsonville sites.
DA: No charges to be filed in beach death
A man arrested in the death of another man Sunday in Santa Cruz will not be charged, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced Tuesday.
PHOTO: Alleged stolen pickup stopped
Watsonville Police Sgt. Henry Robles (right) joins other officers to collect information about a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup that they pulled over on the 900 block of Main Street Monday.
PHOTO: Forestation of Watsonville
Hannah Rodriguez and Ryan Barton of the California Conservation Corps team up to set support stakes around a young cork oak tree April 20 behind Ramsay Park as part of the Watsonville Community Forest program. Watsonville Wetlands Watch and the City of Watsonville received...
Program flies veterans to national monuments
Alex Solano was selected to participate in the 2018 Honor Flight Central Coast, where he joined other veterans on an all-expenses-paid three-day trip to national monuments and memorials dedicated to service members in Washington, D.C.
PVUSD asking voters to support Measure M to improve school facilities
In a tiny, cramped classroom on Pajaro Valley High School’s sprawling campus on Tuesday, a group of students was taking turns on a makeshift stage expressing various emotions and personalities as dictated by their drama teacher.
One by one, the students met their challenges to...
Art to go and a party for the Rail Trail | What’s Going On?
Special events
S.C. Follies auditions (Jan. 25)
Do you love to sing or dance and want to bring more music, harmony and fun to your life? Santa Cruz Follies is holding auditions Saturday. We are looking for singers in all voice parts. For information call 423-6640. Location:...
World Wetlands Day celebration set for Saturday
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees and native plants throughout Ramsay Park and along Watsonville Slough on Saturday for the 12th annual World Wetlands Day celebration.
Hundreds march in Santa Cruz for Juneteenth
Around 300 people joined the peaceful “March Towards Love and Courage” Monday evening from the London Nelson Community Center to Santa Cruz City Hall as part of Juneteenth.
Juneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the United States, was designated a federal holiday in...
Man driving in evacuated Santa Cruz mountains arrested on DUI, multiple weapons charges
BOULDER CREEK—A San Jose man was arrested early Friday on suspicion of DUI and multiple weapons violations after he reportedly drove past a “Road Closed” barrier in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The California Highway Patrol said Christopher Campbell, 44, was driving north on Highway 9...
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...
