Dientes expands services in South County
In the back half of the noisy lunchtime cafeteria at MacQuiddy Elementary School Tuesday, a group of young students lined up for a brief free dental examination.
Photos: Local Independence Day parades return
The Spirit of Watsonville Fourth of July Parade and the Aptos Parade, also known as the World's Shortest Parade, returned this year.
Sheriff’s Office announces 1st death; fire now 13% contained
Update (Aug. 24, 7am):
The CZU Lightning Complex fire has burned 78,000 acres, or approximately 122 square miles, as of this morning, according to an update from Cal Fire. The fire is now 13% contained.
There were good opportunities to attack the fire yesterday, Cal Fire Operations...
Art tour on the move
The monthly First Friday Art Tour is gaining traction in Santa Cruz, especially over the summer when blended with the Cooper Street Festival.
Watsonville businesses embrace outdoor operations
WATSONVILLE—As many shelter-in-place restrictions remain in place due to Covid-19, state, county and city officials have looked for ways to allow businesses to open safely.
This has included moving outdoors—onto sidewalks, into parking lots and even streets. Watsonville businesses have slowly been making the move,...
Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin retiring
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—After nearly three decades running the county’s elections department, Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin will retire at the end of the year.
Pellerin made the announcement Thursday, a little more than a week after what many are calling the most significant election...
Suspected sunglass thieves flee, cause crash that causes traffic nightmare
Law enforcement officials from two counties are looking for a trio of suspected thieves who allegedly stole $30,000 worth of sunglasses from a Monterey store on Thursday, and later led police on a chase that ended in a crash on Highway 1 that snarled...
New medallions honor history in Memorial Park
Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti has created two mosaic medallions for the City of Watsonville, which were installed recently at Memorial Park, located at the confluence of Freedom Boulevard and Main Street.
One depicts a dragon, and is a modern play written by Watsonville’s Steve Spike...
Sheriff’s Office arrests 2, seize drugs, weapons and cash
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—An Aptos man has been arrested after a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Team (SET) serving a search warrant found more than 12 pounds of heroin, 1 pound of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun in his residence.
The arrest came after...
‘Catz edge Nueva to capture first-ever CCS championship | Girls soccer
Jackie Cano has been an unstoppable force for the Watsonville girls’ soccer team since the Central Coast Section playoffs began in mid February.
The star...
