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Four years ago, Jonathan Fesmire looked to the public to help fund his book, a western that is set in an alternate version of Santa Cruz.

A Watsonville man suffered major injuries Thursday morning after he was struck by a garbage truck as he crossed Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville Police Master Officer Burt Iles said.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a pilot program to use locally produced, clean-burning fuel in two of its vehicles. If the month-long test is successful, the district will consider using the fuel in all its busses and trucks.

For one of its screenings Saturday, the Watsonville Film Festival showed “Mele Murals,” a documentary that focuses on two street artists in Hawaii as they create graffiti art in their rural community.

The Watsonville High School varsity football team prepares for the school's homecoming parade Thursday in downtown Watsonville.

The Environmental Outdoor Science and Character Development Program was created as a way to offer outdoor education to the students, but also to offer team-building and self-confidence-building activities.

A 70-year-old man was killed early Friday morning when a vehicle struck him as he crossed Main Street.

The Safe Kids and Youth (SKY) Center, where a specially trained interviewer will speak with the young victims in a space specifically designed to be child-friendly, has opened in Santa Cruz County.

Volunteers fanned out in Watsonville on Sunday, surveying residents to find out how, or if, they are being affected by climate change.

In the midst of her work day on Dec. 16, Lupe Herrera was called out of E.A. Hall Middle School’s main office after being told she was needed at the school’s assembly. Students, teachers and faculty were lined up together outside, and when Herrera stepped into view, everyone began to cheer.