Exhibit displays pandemic-era artwork, stories and more
Tonight, members of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) will have an exclusive sneak peak of the new exhibit, “In These Uncertain Times: Creativity, Community, and Compassion During a Global Pandemic.” The virtual event will be the only time people can...
Powerful winds topple trees and power lines, prompt tornado warning
Winds were so strong Saturday night that meteorologists issued a tornado warning on the Central Coast including for Elkhorn and Prunedale, as well as areas around Aptos and Watsonville.
Just after 8pm, some residents reported seeing a “funnel cloud” touch down on the 700 block...
Photo: Home burglary interrupted
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies search an area on the 500 block of Wheelock Road Tuesday in search of two suspects who tried to break into a home.
The Sheriff's Office said that a man was interrupted trying to burglarize the home on Green...
Watsonville firefighters quickly quell fire
A fast moving brush fire charged up a steep hillside on South Green Valley Rd. Near Melwood Way Friday just past noon. Watsonville Div. Chief Corey Schaefer said the blaze torched about 75 feet of a 6 foot wood fence and came within about...
El sitio de pruebas Covid-19 de Watsonville ahora está abierto a todos
WATSONVILLE—El sitio de pruebas Covid-19 de la comunidad en Ramsay Park ahora está abierto a todos los residentes de los condados de Santa Cruz y Monterey.
Abierto por primera vez a trabajadores de atención médica de primera línea, policías, bomberos y otros empleados que trabajan...
Local schools celebrate Read Across America Day
Tarmo Hannula: Watsonville Police officer Javier Ayala introduced his K9, Axel, to the kindergarten class of Mara Valadez at Freedom Elementary School Monday as part of the annual Read Across America Program. Many people in the U.S., including students, parents and teachers, take part...
Fox Factory joins large local companies in mass layoffs
Fox Factory, Inc. has temporarily laid off 85 employees from its Watsonville facility on Hangar Way and another 159 employees from its headquarters in Scotts Valley, state filings show.
The reductions came weeks before its parent company Fox Factory Holding Corp, which designs and manufactures...
MB Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center raising funds for vehicle
The Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center is in need of a vehicle to transport its clients to and from the ranch.
Central Coast sees another dry winter
CENTRAL COAST—Rain and hail gave the Central Coast a dash of badly needed precipitation over the past week—with a hint more rain set for this weekend—but officials are still warning of a critically dry year if rain clouds don’t rally before the start of...
Watsonville High hires two new head coaches to fill vacated positions
Watsonville High last week named Max Gonzales and Austin Luigard the new head coaches for the baseball and boys basketball teams, respectively.
Gonzales replaced current...
