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WATSONVILLE—A sixth-grader from Ceiba College Preparatory Academy in Watsonville will soon be heading across the country to participate in Invention Convention Worldwide’s national competition. Maxx Davis, 12, was selected to be one of 550 students across the United States to display his invention at the...

Watsonville’s newest water infrastructure project is a giant storage tank—a behemoth that stands 35 feet tall, holds 2 million gallons and is expected to help the city maintain its supply during droughts and disasters, when demand is at its peak. A group of city officials...

WATSONVILLE—Más de dos docenas de miembros de la comunidad que defienden el valor de los programas deportivos para jóvenes instaron al Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Watsonville en su reunión del Martes a no equilibrar su presupuesto a costa de los jóvenes. La Ciudad...

WATSONVILLE—In January, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan for County staff to apply for a piece of state housing funds through a program known as Project Homekey. That project, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD),...

Live music, dance performances, community altars and family activities filled the afternoon in Watsonville Plaza Friday during the annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. Watsonville Film Festival partnered with Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Watsonville...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — This weekend will mark the third and final phase of the annual Open Studios Art Tour, a free self-guided tour of area art studios.  While the public was invited to view artists’ work in North Santa Cruz County Oct. 5 and...

PAJARO—The Pajaro River came within a few inches of overtopping its banks—and overwhelming the structures put in place to stop flooding—during the series of atmospheric rivers that swept through the region in the early part of January. That is according to Monterey County Water Resources...

Sometimes, armed robbery does not pay off. A pharmacist was working at the CVS store on Rodriguez Street at about 11:40am on Feb. 4 when a man wearing a ski mask demanded Oxycontin. But instead of giving the man what he wanted, the pharmacist told...

When Thelma Jimenez was a young girl growing up in Albuquerque, N.M, her family was suffering from homelessness.

PRUNEDALE—The California Highway Patrol is seeking the public’s help in locating the person, or persons, responsible for several reported incidents of objects striking vehicles traveling on highways 156 and 101 in the Prunedale area. Since February the CHP has 38 confirmed cases where vehicles have...