Buddhist Temple holds annual Obon Festival
Watsonville Buddhist Temple’s Obon Festival, held Sunday, has been a tradition for decades.
State: expulsion, suspension numbers dropping
The numbers of students suspended and expelled in California public schools has declined for the fifth year in a row, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced Wednesday.
Commission recommends PV High's sports field
Pajaro Valley High School's long-awaited athletics field took one step closer to construction Tuesday when the Watsonville Planning Commission unanimously recommended the project.
Military helicopter gets new life
The army green helicopter that arrived at Watsonville Municipal Airport Monday began its life during the Vietnam War, and also served time in Alaska.
Charges spelled out for former neurosurgeon, codefendants
In a hearing packed with graphic descriptions of sexual abuse against four children, a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge on Tuesday heard a litany of accusations against a former Santa Cruz neurosurgeon and his two female codefendants, all of whom are facing multiple charges and lifetimes in prison.
PHOTO: Here comes the rain
A man uses a large umbrella to guard himself from the rain Wednesday in Watsonville.
Standoff shuts down Clifford Avenue
Police have shut down Clifford Avenue between Claremont and Melrose avenues Friday morning to make way for a stand off that is currently in progress.
Santa Cruz County celebrates with parades
Thousands of people attended Fourth of July parades in Watsonville and Aptos Friday, lining sidewalks aliog main streets to see hundreds of participants. Below...
