County: Levee project ‘accelerated’
After last winter’s storms caused $10 million in damages to the federal levee system, including some flooding, the Pajaro River levee improvement project has kicked into high gear.
New engines join fire department's fleet
A new custom-built engine arrived at Watsonville Fire Station 1 on Friday after a journey from the opposite end of the country.
Holiday tree arrives in Watsonville Plaza
Part of Main Street in downtown Watsonville was blocked off Tuesday morning to make way for an annual holiday tradition.
Fighting cancer one lap at a time
The 12th annual Relay for Life, a signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, took over Emmett M. Geiser Field at Watsonville High School over the weekend.
Wings event draws crowds
Hundreds of people attended the third-annual Wings Over Watsonville festival on Saturday, despite temperatures on the tarmac that topped 110 degrees.
Fire destroys abandoned home
An early morning fire tore through a home and an outbuilding Sunday on the 1500 block of San Andreas Road.
State education officials release test scores
Nearly 50 percent of California’s 3.2 million students met or exceeded English Language Arts standards on state tests from the past academic year, numbers nearly identical to those from 2016 results.
ICE raids target Central Coast
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two Santa Cruz County residents on Wednesday and Thursday, which was part of an effort to round up undocumented immigrants throughout the Central Coast.
Thousands strong
Thousands of people filled the streets of Santa Cruz Saturday for the city's second-annual Women's March, a nationwide event created last year to protest the policies of President Donald Trump.
Photo Story: Two-vehicle crash on Center Street
A Watsonville firefighter cleans up at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Center Street in Watsonville. Watsonville police said the female...
