PHOTO: Linscott Charter School unveils mural
Linscott Charter School students, grades 4-6, are shown with one of two large outdoor murals they created over the past three months. Headed up...
Reel Work Film Festival returns
The 22nd annual Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival, April 27-May 8, is presented both live and online.
Viewings are followed by panel discussions...
Cinco de Mayo Festival is May 7 in Watsonville
The annual Cinco de Mayo Festival will unfold in downtown Watsonville on May 7.
Put on by Fiestas Patrias, the free event will bring live...
Santa Cruz County scores money for hydrogen busses, affordable housing projects
Countywide efforts to bolster environmentally-friendly bus service and build low-income housing were given a boost Monday, with the announcement of a $38.6 million award...
4 arrested, gun recovered in Highway 1 chase
Four men were arrested early Tuesday morning following a high-speed car chase that started in Watsonville.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said the ordeal...
Motorcyclist dies in Moss Landing crash
A Moss Landing man died early Friday morning in a vehicle crash on Highway 1.
The California Highway Patrol said that the 28-year-old victim was...
Pajaro Valley Chamber names honorees for 2023
WATSONVILLE—Guy George, whose roots in Pajaro Valley agriculture stretch back to his immigrant parents, has earned this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pajaro...
Central Coast water agencies grapple with storm impacts
PAJARO—Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District, the agency that provides water to the Pajaro area, has lifted a do-not-drink order that came in the wake...
Highway 1 project kicks off
LIVE OAK—A group of local officials and community members gathered under a small mid-county parking lot located near Highway 1 Wednesday afternoon to celebrate...
Cosmetology class helps Watsonville students prepare for prom
WATSONVILLE—A little more than one year ago, Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult School opened the county’s only beauty and cosmetology school.
The program is one of the...
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...






















