Tri-county area launches text-to-911 service
A new service in Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties allows people to contact 911 centers via text message.
Plan aims to curb speeders
Concerned about speeding on your street? Get together with your neighbors and form a neighborhood traffic group, city officials advise.
Cabrillo starts new year
Thousands of students returned to Cabrillo College’s Aptos and Watsonville campuses for the fall semester Monday, in numbers college officials estimate could top 10,400.
Steelers acquire tight end Vance McDonald from 49ers
Tomlin's view will be considerably better going forward. The Steelers acquired McDonald from the rebuilding 49ers on Tuesday, sending a fourth-round pick in the 2018 draft to San Francisco for the 27-year-old McDonald and a fifth-round selection next spring.
Begonias bow out
What started in 1991 as a way for their children to ride on a begonia-covered float down Soquel Creek has turned into a multigenerational affair for the neighbors of Riverview Terrace.
PHOTO: Aromas Day pulls in the crowds
Live music was just a fraction of the fun at the annual Aromas Day Sunday.
Watsonville Woman’s Club celebrates building’s 100th anniversary
On Saturday, the Watsonville Woman’s Club celebrated the 100th anniversary of its English Tudor-style building with an open house.
PV High construction faces another hurdle
Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s long-awaited efforts to build an auditorium at Pajaro Valley High School has hit another snag after the Watsonville Pilots Association has stated its intent to file a lawsuit against the district and the city.
PV Trustees approve spokesperson position
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a proposal Wednesday to hire a public information officer to serve as a spokesperson for the district.
Pay increases on council agenda
The Watsonville City Council is set to consider a number of pay increases for positions in a variety of city departments Tuesday.
Students visit from Croatia
Four high school students from Croatia arrived July 2 in Watsonville from the Student Ambassador Exchange Program of the Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO).Â
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