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Caltrans crews will perform safety improvement projects in Watsonville starting March 30, which will result in daytime and overnight closures of lanes along Highway...

No Kings Protest set for March 28

Local News

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. That’s the message for the No Kings protest Saturday in Watsonville Plaza and around the nation. “We’re not watching...

Watsonville baseball coach Tige McSwain now in charge of football program

High School Sports

Watsonville High didn’t have to look too far in its pursuit of a new head football coach for the upcoming 2026 fall season. The school...

City Council to consider utility rate increases

Local News

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they...

Angry Chickz opens, Staff of Life to celebrate 5th year

Local News

A new Watsonville businesses celebrated a milestone on Friday, and another is planning its own. Staff of Life grocery store is planning to ring...

PV head coach Kristian Flores resigns after five years with program | Girls soccer

High School Sports

Pajaro Valley High Athletics Department on Thursday announced that Kristian Flores was resigning from his position as head coach of the girls soccer program. Flores...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Deputies: Man drove stolen car to face charges for stealing a...

March 24, 2026

A man was arrested Tuesday for driving a stolen car to the Monterey County Superior Courthouse in Salinas, where he was scheduled to appear...

Santa Cruz stabbing suspect identified

March 24, 2026

Police have identified the man suspected of stabbing two people in Santa Cruz on Saturday as Robert David Worel, 32. The Santa Cruz Police Department...

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Santa Cruz Clock Tower

March 21, 2026

Two people were hospitalized after reports of a stabbing at the Clock Tower in Santa Cruz at around noon on Saturday, according to Santa...

Man found with missing Fresno teen

March 19, 2026

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday after he was found in a hotel with a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing out of...

OPINION

Budget Season in Watsonville

March 13, 2026

In the coming weeks, the City of Watsonville will begin preparing our fiscal year 2026/27 budget. When people hear “budget season,” it can sound technical, but from my perspective inside City Hall, it is anything but that. The budget is more than numbers on a page; it reflects our priorities,...