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Downtown Watsonville has always boasted strong multicultural roots and a rich community of artists, small businesses and residents that care deeply about their community. Now,...

Dancing in the streets for La Rama

Local News

Members of the local 45-year-old dance company Esperanza del Valle treat the public to the annual La Rama parade in downtown Watsonville Dec. 19....

Ceremony honors 35 who died while homeless this year

Local News

Joe Price, who works as a Housing Navigator with Housing Matters, said that when he met Betty Scott, he was impressed with her willingness...

Noche de Brillo shines

Local News

Thousands of people came to downtown Watsonville on Dec. 14 for the first-of-its-kind Noche de Brillo celebration. The free family-friendly evening included a snow...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Teen suspect arrested in fatal Main Street shooting

December 19, 2025

An arrest has been made after a six-week investigation into the murder of a 34-year-old Watsonville man behind the Chipotle Restaurant on the 1300...

Photo story: Handgun, stolen vehicle recovered in traffic stop

December 18, 2025

Watsonville Police process evidence Thursday night following a car stop on Hushbeck Street just after 7:30pm. While police managed to take the driver into...

K9 helps nab suspect, find drugs, cash, gun

December 7, 2025

A man was arrested Dec. 4 after Monterey County Sheriff's deputies found drugs, cash and a loaded gun in a vehicle. Around 3:15pm, detectives with...

Man dies after being run over by two vehicles

December 7, 2025

A person died late Saturday night after being run over multiple times on Salinas Road near Lewis Road in Pajaro. The California Highway Patrol...

OPINION

Letters to the Editor Dec. 12-26

December 23, 2025

Praise for Watsonville Fire Chief Lopez In 1996, I took my New School students to the Watsonville Fire Department on Second Street for an educational tour. There I met fireman Rudy Lopez, who took an interest in my "second chance" high school students. I met with him later and he...