Strengthening community ties
When Watsonville Police Capt. Michael McKinley pulled up in an unmarked vehicle to the Police Activities League location on Davis Avenue Tuesday, he was immediately swarmed by a group of excited children.
Report shows number of homeless increasing
A biennial census taken in January shows that Santa Cruz County’s homeless population rose by more than 14 percent since the 2015 count, Santa Cruz County officials reported Thursday.
Socio-emotional counselors face large caseloads, traumatized students
Every day, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s small team of socio-emotional counselors take on an enormous range of problems affecting thousands of students.
Heritage Holiday Craft Fair underway
Flocks of people kicked off the beginning of the Christmas season on the first day of December at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Gonzalez looking to fill vacant council seat
Aurelio Gonzalez is vying for the District 2 seat on the Watsonville City Council.
WHS seniors show projects to community
Watsonville High School’s seniors displayed their Community Action Projects (CAP) to the community on Thursday and Friday, showing off yearlong projects that ranged from feeding hungry people to cleaning up their campus to encouraging bike safety.
Pearl Harbor survivors hold annual gathering
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Group meeting at the California Grill has become a South County tradition.
Continuing the fight against cancer
In the last seven years, the Jerry Loyola Foundation has donated $150,000 to patients and organizations fighting cancer.
Two seriously hurt in fiery crash
A car burst into flames after it collided with another vehicle on Hilltop Road south of Watsonville Thursday.
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...
