Banker ends 50-year career
After five decades in the banking industry, Pam Zamani is calling it a career.
Neighborhood Services and WPD join forces
The Watsonville Police Department has announced a growing expansion of community service programs through the incorporation of the Neighborhood Services Division.
City Council again meeting to discuss interim city manager position
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council has scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday morning to discuss the appointment of an interim city manager that will take the reigns from outgoing chief executive Matt Huffaker.
It will be the third time the City Council has met in closed...
Winter one-act plays at Aptos High
Aptos High Drama Production presents three, one-act plays that revolve around relationships, and most importantly, the end of them.
Man arrested for attempted murder
An 18-year-old Watsonville man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of attempted murder.
Watsonville Police spokeswoman MIchelle Pulido said detectives served multiple search warrants linked to this case and arrested the suspect, Antwan Magaña.
On Feb. 10, WPD Officers responded to reports of a shooting on...
Stop signs coming for Larkin Valley
The County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works will install new stop signs at the intersection of Larkin Valley and White roads and Larkin Valley Road and Mar Monte Avenue that will convert the intersections to all-way stop-controlled intersections.
The County will install the...
Stimulus bill transforms options for state and local governments
Richard F. Cortez, the top elected official in Hidalgo County, at the southern tip of Texas, is so full of anticipation for the federal stimulus money that is about to flow into his county that he has memorized the precise amount and happily recites...
Suspect nabbed in stolen PVUSD vehicle
Watsonville Police officer Gustavo Zamora leads Alura Castillo, 26, to a patrol car Tuesday after police stopped her in an alleged stolen vehicle.
Brennan Street work continues | About Town, Dec. 12
Tarmo Hannula: Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary, the very man who brazenly took on Mexico’s chief drug traffickers, has now been arrested and charged with taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel, the New York Times reported. His...
Open Studios Tour returns for next three weekends
Artists in Santa Cruz County are setting the stage for the annual Open Studios Art Tour which runs three consecutive weekends.
After being mothballed last year during the pandemic, this year will offer the public a sweeping array of art, from paintings, photographs, assemblage and...
Queer Youth Leadership Awards set for Saturday
It has been almost three decades since local organizers launched the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, an event created to highlight young people whose work...
