Fair 2018: Paintings, sculptures and even an opossum
For a glimpse of a wide range of today’s arts, from paintings and drawings, to ceramics, sculpture, photos and even a taxidermied whimsical opossum, step into the Fine Arts Building of the upcoming Santa Cruz County Fair.
Cabrillo launches new art class, unveils first project
For the past three months, a small group of students has been meeting once a week at Cabrillo College’s Watsonville location to learn about creating public art.
Watsonville company sells technology to Chilean tribe
A Watsonville company best known for converting crop by-products into clean-burning fuel has gone global.
PVUSD, teachers reach tentative agreement
After 17 months of tense negotiations, Pajaro Valley Unified School District has come to a tentative contract agreement with its teachers’ union.
Police break jail smuggling ring
Law enforcement officials from three agencies arrested eight people Tuesday, in what police are describing as a “well-orchestrated” scheme to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Santa Cruz County Jail.
Suspected gas thief arrested
Police arrested a Watsonville man Friday morning suspected of stealing gas from "numerous" vehicles from the last couple of months, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.
Council throws support behind reservoir project
The Watsonville City Council voiced its support of a reservoir expansion project Tuesday that would reduce the flood risk for the Pajaro River.
City hopes passion project can jumpstart downtown
To say home brewing has played a part in David Purgason’s life would be a gigantic understatement.
Construction projects progressing
A Watsonville development company will break ground in August on a project that will add a hotel, a restaurant and two small shops to Watsonville.
Aptos wins first-ever CCS championship in school history | Boys soccer
The Aptos High boys’ soccer team went on an unprecedented postseason run during the 2025-26 winter season.
It began with bringing home the program’s first-ever...
