Shopping center on the market for nearly $15M
After two anchor tenants opened this year in the former Orchard Supply Hardware store, the shopping center is up for sale.
Premiere Raspberries ordered to honor union contract
The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (CARB) on Aug. 29 ordered Watsonville-based Premiere Raspberries LLC to honor a contract approved by its workers, ending a yearlong dispute and setting the employees up for salary and benefits increases.
Mexican Independence Day to be celebrated at annual festival
Fiestas Patrias will sponsor its annual community festival, Mexican Independence Day, on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get ready for the 4th Annual Burrito Bash
4th Annual Burrito Bash! Saturday, September 29, 2019 11:00am-6:00pm. A day of live music, a car show, food, activities, jalapeno eating contest, brews and burritos!
WPD officer awarded for recovering 12 stolen vehicles in five months
Watsonville Police Officer Alex Zamora received an award Thursday for recovering 12 stolen cars, three of which were occupied.
Swallows’ nests a joy, headache at PV High
The annual return of the cliff swallows to the Watsonville area can be a treat for bird enthusiasts, who marvel at their ability to migrate from as far away as Argentina, and then cobble their nests from thousands of beakfuls of mud on cliffs and buildings.
Sheriff’s office seeking missing man
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man who has gone missing in the Watsonville area, and says his disappearance is suspicious.
PHOTO: No injuries in 3-vehicle crash
No injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash just past noon Tuesday on Kearney Street in Watsonville.
Pair arrested for stolen vehicle after picking up runaway girl
A Watsonville man and a 16-year-old boy in a stolen vehicle picked up a 12-year-old girl who ran away from a group home on Monday, and were arrested when they brought her back, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland.
Watsonville holds vigil for woman shot and killed by ICE
Around 150 people gathered in Watsonville Plaza Thursday night in a vigil for 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by...





















