Honoring the fallen
On Monday, 13 firefighters from Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire gathered in Watsonville to pay tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in their own way.
City approves PV High's long-awaited sports field
The Watsonville City Council voted unanimously to approve Pajaro Valley High School's football field and track, more than 13 years after the school welcomed its first students on campus.
Watsonville: No homicides in 2016
The City of Watsonville did not experience any homicides in 2016, and robberies declined by nearly 56 percent from the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Watsonville Police Department.
New parks director at the helm as summer season approaches
Nick Calubaquib was recently hired as the director of the City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department, overseeing the city’s 26 parks, 30 full-time employees and nearly 50 part-time workers.
Aptos artist specializes in, teaches encaustic art
Encaustic painting is a technique using paint made from melted beeswax combined with color pigments.
Local people, event, business make history
The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture announced the recipients of its annual awards.
Watsonville man killed in Hwy 1 crash
A Watsonville man was struck and killed by two cars early Saturday morning Highway 1 in Santa Cruz.
Shooting suspect arrested after car chase
A San Jose man is in custody after he shot a man in front of a Soquel business and then tried to outrun police in his vehicle, police said.
JACL commemorates Civil Liberties Act anniversary
The Watsonville-Santa Cruz Japanese American Citizens League’s commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act on Saturday.
Palacios takes county’s top job
Former Watsonville City Manager Carlos Palacios has been named the County Administrative Officer for Santa Cruz County.
Powerful storms clobber Central Coast
A string of strong winter storms slammed the Central Coast over the past several days, toppling power and communication lines, knocking down scores of...
