City workers demand raises
A group of city workers gathered in Watsonville Plaza Monday afternoon, demanding higher salaries.
Tequila, taco festival returns
The fourth annual Tequila and Taco Music Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.
Connecting through art
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.
ALERT: Buena Vista Drive closed
Buena Vista Drive is closed in both directions at Trabing Road after a truck hauling a load of large logs overturned and sheared a power pole.
County supervisors approve marijuana events at fairgrounds
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to allow up to four marijuana-based events at the county fairgrounds, along with a sizable framework of regulations governing the events.
Santa Cruz Police looking for man who tried to lure girl
Santa Cruz Police are looking for a man who reportedly tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car on the west side of Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon as she walked home from school.
PHOTOS: Strawberry Festival setup
The stage is being set for the annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival, which runs over the weekend.
Watsonville High School takes on ‘She Kills Monsters’
The Watsonville High School drama department is presenting “She Kills Monsters,” a play that combines fantasy, high school angst, gender and familial estrangement.
Ag History Project's expansion gains ground
Expected to break ground in October, the Agricultural History Project's Living History Farm will add almost an acre of space to include livestock pens, a garden, an apple orchard, a carriage house and more.
Man arrested after attacking mother, standoff
A Watsonville man was arrested early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour standoff that began when he attacked his mother, Watsonville Police Sgt. Mish Radich said.
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...





















