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The final Capitola Begonia Festival wrapped up Monday with the traditional Fishing Derby on the Capitola Wharf. The event, which peaks with the Nautical Parade on Sunday, has been a huge draw for crowds of all ages for the last 65 years.

Hundreds of people attended the third-annual Wings Over Watsonville festival on Saturday, despite temperatures on the tarmac that topped 110 degrees.

Twice a week, students at Sequoia Schools gather in a classroom that has been transformed into a bike shop, learning the ins and outs of bicycle mechanics while also being exposed to career opportunities.

After years of holding its annual Labor Day barbecue in a small redwood park in north Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council moved the event to downtown Watsonville on Monday.

An excessive heat warning continues through the region, with temperatures bumping up above 100 degrees in many inland areas.

After the monthly company-wide meeting at West Marine on Thursday, and during the picnic that normally follows in the summer months, the employees got a chance to have a little extra fun at their bosses’ expense.

A group of city and county leaders gathered in an Atkinson Lane construction zone Thursday, standing on a foundation for a future apartment complex to raise the first wall.

Dole Berry Co. at 480 West Beach St. is closing its operations in Watsonville, the company confirmed Wednesday.

The Watsonville City Council approved pay increases for more than 20 positions across various departments Tuesday.