Cabrillo offering free tuition for first-time students
Known as the "Cabrillo College Promise," the college is offering, for the first time, a free year of tuition for any graduating senior from a Santa Cruz County high school.
Car shatters utility pole on Highway 1
Emergency officials prepare to take a man to the emergency room Monday after his Toyota Camry drifted off of Highway 1 south of Watsonville at Jensen Road.
Boy arrested for firing gun in air
A 14-year-old boy caught on camera shooting a gun in the air on the Fourth of July was arrested Friday.
Hospice promotes growing palliative care program
Hospice of Santa Cruz County's palliative care program moved from a pilot in 2016 to an ongoing service last year.
Watsonville native celebrates Bay Area premiere of play
On July 11, "Hold These Truths" will have its Bay Area premier at TheatreWorks Sillicon Valley.
Flocking for a cause
For a man as accustomed to unusual calls as Watsonville’s Fire Chief, Pablo Barreto started his day on Wednesday with an unusual one.
Abandoned structure catches fire on Freedom Blvd.
Watsonville firefighter Aaron Netzel sprays water on a fire in an abandoned structure on the 1900 block of Freedom Boulevard at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
K9 helps nab suspect, find drugs, cash, gun
A man was arrested Dec. 4 after Monterey County Sheriff's deputies found drugs, cash and a loaded gun in a vehicle.
Around 3:15pm, detectives with...
