Watsonville closes Pinto Lake boat dock
Watsonville City officials have closed the launch ramp and dock at Pinto Lake City Park until further notice, the city announced on its website Wednesday.
Honoring the uniform
More than 50 veterans were joined by the student body of Aromas School and community members for the annual Veterans Day Assembly.
An evening for health
An archway of flowers and sparkling lights welcomed attendees to the 34th annual Evening of Wine and Roses on Friday.
A safe place for children
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.
PHOTO: Honoring those passed
A group of young girls gather at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park after marching from downtown Santa Cruz during the Día de los Muertos Community Festival on Saturday.
Holiday tree arrives downtown
In what has become an annual tradition, a 30-plus-foot living tree was delivered recently to the Watsonville Plaza to be decorated for the holiday season.
Aptos High grad’s play to hit the stage
Aptos High School graduate Kiegan Lee's one-act play she wrote was selected to be performed by a professional theater company during the 33rd annual festival of Plays by Young Writers in January.
‘The first day of forever’
When she was 19, Lani Almand met the girl who would become her first daughter.
Holiday food drive kicks off
Second Harvest Food Bank of Watsonville has now entered its most intense two months of the year, when it encourages the community to organize the dozens of local food and fund drives throughout the county, forming the Holiday Food and Fund Drive.
The power of words
Around 10:30 in the morning Friday, the students of Starlight Elementary School gathered together on the school’s blacktop to begin preparing for a day full of reading.
Manny Contreras out as Watsonville High’s head football coach
In a stunning turn of events, Manny Contreras will not return as Watsonville High’s head football coach for the upcoming 2026 fall season.
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