Watsonville Film Festival thrives at Youth Center
The Watsonville Film Festival returned in full force last week, with four days of film screenings, special events and more.
Q&A: Consuelo Alba on Dia de Muertos
The community is invited to celebrate Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos in Watsonville Plaza Oct. 27 from 4-9pm. It is a free event, produced by Watsonville Film Festival, filled with tradition and activities for the whole family. Watch the movie “Coco”...
Plywood canyon
Parts of Watsonville changed into a plywood canyon early Thursday after a bizarre poster started circulating on social media threatening "barbaric" protests in the Overlook Shopping Center. Though Watsonville Police took the threat seriously, no violence erupted over the night. However, scores of businesses...
Santa Cruz sees crowds on Halloween | About Town
No one came to our door Saturday night for Halloween. Typically we get dozens of kids in costumes, families roaming the streets, strangers greeting strangers at the doorstep. Not this year. Downtown Santa Cruz, however, came out in force with, what police said was...
Aptos man arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit-and-run
APTOS—California Highway Patrol officers on Sunday arrested an Aptos man after he allegedly smashed into a parked vehicle and several other objects while driving drunk in Aptos.
Antonio Ayala, 46, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. He was booked into Santa Cruz...
Watsonville Academy goes behind the scenes of city government
Watsonville Academy is a free, nine-week session that will give community members an inside look at how their city government functions.
April showers on the way | About Town
Today is April Fool’s Day and yes, living up to the adage: April showers bring May flowers; there are showers in the forecast. First, however, are a string of warm, sunny days predicted by meteorologists at the National Weather Service of Monterey. Showers could...
DUI suspect plows into 3 cars
Watsonville Police said Eduardo Racine, 30, plowed into at least three cars on Blackburn Street between East Beach Street and Riverside Drive in his red Ford Focus.
Watsonville Elks Lodge welcomes new leaders
Watsonville Elks Lodge recently welcomed new Exalted Ruler Warren Anderson and First Lady Doris Williamson.
Peter Telc (Past Exalted Ruler) passed the baton to Anderson during the installation of officers.
“Peter has done a great job as Exalted Ruler and we appreciate him,” the lodge stated...
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people...
