Film Festival expands to four locations
With events across four locations, the Watsonville Film Festival is shooting for a flexible and diverse program for its sixth year.
Water main project continues
A water services crew from the City of Watsonville has started up a new wave of the water main improvement project on Marchant Street and surrounding areas.
PHOTO: Marchers protest offshore drilling plan
A huge crowd of marchers files along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz Saturday to protest the Trump Administration's plan to open offshore oil drilling in the Monterey Bay.
New sex charges for doctor, women
Santa Cruz neurosurgeon James Joel Kohut, who is already accused of numerous child sex charges, appeared in court Thursday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to 32 additional felony counts.
Casserly Road Bridge nears completion
Nearly two months after beginning work on the Casserly Road Bridge, the Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works was putting the final touches on the restoration project and expected it to be open later Tuesday.
Still in impasse, PVUSD and teachers to meet again Monday
Nearly three months after Pajaro Valley Unified School District teachers declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the district, the two sides have reached “tentative agreements” on several provisions, Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez stated on the district website.
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.
A new take on the western
Jesse J Elliot, who is also known as Julie Hanks of Watsonville, will celebrate the release of her first novel, “Death at Gran Quivera,” on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. with a book signing at Kelly’s Books, 1838 Main St. in Watsonville.
Commission recommends PV High's sports field
Pajaro Valley High School's long-awaited athletics field took one step closer to construction Tuesday when the Watsonville Planning Commission unanimously recommended the project.
Major rainfall expected Tuesday
A major storm system known as an atmospheric river is expected to hit California late Tuesday morning, deluging the lowlands and dumping as much as four feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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...




















