Police investigating fire at bank
A quick-thinking customer is credited with saving a building from serious damage Monday morning.
Project makes cents
What happens when a man has extensive construction knowledge, 500 hours of free time and about 150,000 pennies?
Pinto Lake concessions resume Thursday
The RV campground at Pinto Lake City Park, closed since park manager Pat McQuade died in April, was scheduled to reopen Thursday.
Invention Convention brings out kids’ creativity
Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Watsonville Charter School of the Arts showed off their creations during the school's Invention Convention on Friday.
PHOTO: PV United raising funds for Barcelona trip
The Pajaro Valley United U15 girl’s soccer team hosted a barbecue fundraiser at Driscoll's headquarters on Westridge Drive in Watsonville Friday.
New charter school submits petition
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will hear a proposal for a new charter school during its April 25 meeting.
Name released in officer-involved shooting
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the female suspect involved in a deputy-related incident that occurred in the early morning of Friday on Ocean Street Extension.
Police and farmworkers bridge a gap
Local farmworkers and Watsonville Police have been building a friendly relationship over the past couple years through a unique program known as "Agua con la Chota," or "Water With a Cop."
From horror to humanity
During a seven-month stint as a combat medic in Mosul, Iraq, Watsonville High School graduate Chris Lint treated scores of injured people. One of these was a woman with a bullet wound in her thigh.
Multicultural Celebration nixed; tree lighting postponed to Sunday
Rain in the forecast for Saturday has dampened the city’s holiday plans.
New shipping racks ease local rail
On Tuesday, a small group of railroad and warehouse officials from Chicago—and one from Felton—gathered in the S. Martinelli & Co. warehouse in Watsonville...
