Local leader honored
When Paz Padilla was a recent immigrant struggling to learn English, Sister Rose Veronica gave the fourth-grader extra lessons in her tiny office at Moreland Notre Dame School.
New event to light up the sky
This year, the Fourth of July festivities in Watsonville will end with a bang — literally. “Fire in the Sky,” the city’s first fireworks show in many years, will be held during an open house at the Watsonville Municipal Airport from 5-9:30 p.m., after the
Pilots appeal business’ expansion
The Watsonville Pilots Association is appealing a decision by city planners to allow Nordic Naturals to expand its facility near the Watsonville Municipal Airport.
Introducing the Class of ‘17
The senior class pours onto Geiser Field Friday for the Watsonville High School commencement event.
Police note influx of fake prostitution robberies
Watsonville Police — along with many law enforcement agencies — are seeing an influx of cases in which people respond to online ads for prostitution and are instead robbed.
ICE raids target Central Coast
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two Santa Cruz County residents on Wednesday and Thursday, which was part of an effort to round up undocumented immigrants throughout the Central Coast.
Cabrillo College President Laurel Jones announces retirement
Cabrillo College President and Superintendent Laurel Jones will step down on Jan. 2.
Big top in town
A team of workers at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds erect a big top tent in advance of Caballero Brothers Circus, which opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Watsonville: No homicides in 2016
The City of Watsonville did not experience any homicides in 2016, and robberies declined by nearly 56 percent from the previous year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Watsonville Police Department.
Pride is in the air
The annual Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival in downtown Santa Cruz unfolded Sunday under warm and sunny conditions with thousands taking part in the upbeat parade.
Watsonville scores pair of second-half TDs to beat Pacific Grove |...
Watsonville junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo found his way running into the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcatz rallied back from...