Gavilan, Cabrillo art departments present exhibit
Classes from Gavilan and Cabrillo colleges have joined forces to present a ceramics exhibit at the Gilroy Center for the Arts.
The exhibit runs through...
Ceiba charter school, city face lawsuit
A group of Watsonville residents who live near Ceiba College Preparatory Academy have filed a lawsuit against the school, the City of Watsonville and...
Police respond to man with knife near Highway 1
Multiple law agencies responded to a report of a man with a knife standing on a railroad crossing over Soquel Drive near Spreckels Drive...
Watsonville Police seize two unregistered guns; arrest three suspects
A routine traffic stop by Watsonville Police Tuesday led to three arrests after officers reportedly discovered two unregistered guns in the vehicle.
According to police,...
PHOTO: 15th annual Down to Earth Women Luncheon
Lynn Drummond (from left), Jaedyn Kett and Leisa Kett wear fancy hats to the 15th annual Down to Earth Women Luncheon Thursday at Driscoll’s...
Fire, natural resources officials: prepare for a heavy fire season
In 2020, the CZU fires ravaged the Santa Cruz Mountains, destroying 1,490 structures and an untold number of trees.
A little more than two years...
Santa Cruz County road work hits high gear
A wealth of road repairs and upgrades around Santa Cruz County are underway, from mud and rock slip outs and roadway washouts, to resurfacing...
Watsonville Ivy League Tour approaching
In 2022, Watsonville High School student Morielle Mamaril visited nine of the nation’s top universities as part of Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s annual...
Briefs: Flood meeting in Watsonville; Rotary supports Pajaro relief
Flood meeting set
The City of Watsonville has scheduled a community meeting to discuss the flooding in neighborhoods that kicked off 2023.
The meeting will take...
PHOTO: Salsipuedes Creek trail gets new slurry seal
A crew from American Pavement Systems applies a slurry seal to the pedestrian/bike trail on the Salsipuedes Creek levee. Rusty Barker, civil engineer of...
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...






















