Kenyans Kipruto, Rotich make triumphant returns to Wharf to Wharf
The 2018 Wharf to Wharf passes through Santa Cruz Sunday.
Watsonville company sells technology to Chilean tribe
A Watsonville company best known for converting crop by-products into clean-burning fuel has gone global.
Planned Parenthood fire deemed suspicious
A fire that damaged the Planned Parenthood clinic in Watsonville early Friday morning has been deemed suspicious, Watsonville Division Chief Rob Ryan said.
A behind-the-scenes look at city government
Twenty local high school students are spending their summer getting a first-hand look at how Watsonville’s government works.
Watsonville rail project faces lawsuit
A little more than one month after the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission approved a contract allowing a new company to take over freight rail operations in Watsonville, the commission is facing a lawsuit.
Report details Pinto Lake cleanup
Recent efforts to clean Pinto Lake have been largely successful, with harmful algae blooms drastically reduced, and no closures for more than a year.
Soccer programs offer positive activities for young people
Dozens of children gathered at Pajaro Park Monday morning, where they went through several drills designed to teach them the fundamentals of soccer. The kids — 75 in all – were participating in Aztecas Summer Soccer Camp, a program created to give low-income kids a constructive summertime activity.
City: Stay off levee trails during repair work
Hundreds of people walk the miles of trails along the Pajaro River and Salsipuedes Creek daily. But as crews are in the midst of a major repair project along the levees, city officials are advising residents to stay off the trails.
Relay For Life raises $100K for cancer research
The American Cancer Society got a major boost from Watsonville this weekend when the annual Relay For Life at Watsonville High School raised nearly $60,000.
Man steals car in Santa Cruz, leads police on chase
A man managed to evade police Friday morning in Santa Cruz after allegedly leading them on a high-speed chase in a stolen Mercedes Benz, police said.
Report finds no long-term health risk from Moss Landing battery fire
A year and a half after the massive battery fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, a final environmental assessment concludes that off-site soil,...
