Watsonville resident marks 104th birthday
Clara Fletcher of Watsonville will turn 104 on Saturday.
Staff of Life market to open in East Lake Village
Staff of Life, a Santa Cruz-based natural foods store that launched nearly a half-century ago, will move into the space occupied by Super Max Discount Foods.
AWOL soldier arrested
A soldier stationed at Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon was arrested in San Mateo County Tuesday night after he took a Humvee mounted with a machine gun during a training exercise.
Murals on the move
To celebrate Watsonville's sesquicentennial, Pajaro Valley Arts wanted to create a public art project that recognized the city's people and agriculture.
Riverside Drive work underway
A length of Riverside Drive in Watsonville is undergoing a major surface upgrade.
Fort Hunter Liggett soldier goes AWOL, steals Humvee
A soldier stationed at Fort Hunter Liggett in Jolon left base without permission Tuesday morning after taking a Humvee mounted with a machine gun, emergency dispatchers said.
Road work underway in La Selva Beach
A construction worker of O'Grady Paving chisels loose a section of asphalt road surface on Breve Avenue as part of a major road improvement project around La Selva Beach.
Woman charged with murder in fatal crash
The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Santa Cruz on Friday was charged with murder, police announced Saturday.
Highway fight leads to arrest
Emergency officials try to untangle the circumstances in a crash on southbound Highway 1 Friday.
Letters to the Editor Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Medina ‘not shrinking back’ after Lelieur letter
Mr. Lelieur’s letter (Nov. 21-28, p. 8) tries to present a clear picture of the PVUSD Nov. 12...



















