Briefs: Meetings to discuss proposed fire district assessment; healthcare program deadline nears
Meetings to discuss proposed fire district assessment
Property owners in the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District are being asked to vote on a new assessment...
PHOTO: Stolen car recovered following chase in Watsonville
Watsonville Police collect evidence Wednesday morning on Riverside Drive where a man crashed a stolen Honda sedan into a building following a pursuit that...
Kelly-Moore Paints shuts down all stores
Kelly-Moore Paints, a household word for the past 78 years in residential and commercial paint, has abruptly closed.
With a Watsonville, Aptos and Santa Cruz...
3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Pajaro Valley
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake centered near Watsonville shook the Pajaro Valley Tuesday morning.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the temblor struck at 10:38am...
Honoring MLK: Hundreds attend annual march in Santa Cruz
Before hundreds of people began a march Monday morning in downtown Santa Cruz to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a solemn hush fell...
Fungus Fair continues through weekend in Santa Cruz
Death Cap, or amanita phalloides, mushrooms are part of a large display of mushrooms at the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair Friday. The Fungus Federation...
PHOTO: Car stop reveals handgun in Watsonville
Watsonville Police ready their guns during a high-risk car stop Wednesday on Main Street near Ohlone Parkway. Police initially got a tip that two...
Watsonville, Pajaro flood victims file lawsuit
The people affected by the storms and floods that occurred between Dec. 31, 2022 and March 11, 2023 have filed two lawsuits against the...
New mural unveiled at Cabrillo College
A new mural has been installed at Cabrillo College in Aptos. Thanks to the creative hand of Watsonville artist Yermo Aranda, 18 Cabrillo students...
See’s Candies opens pop-up store in Watsonville
Peanut brittle, milk, dark and white chocolates, pecan buds, hazelnut truffles, butterscotch squares, chocolate walnut fudge—does this list have your attention?
If so, good news...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
