Study reveals economic impact of arts in Santa Cruz County
Arts Council Santa Cruz County announced that Santa Cruz County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $68 million in economic activity in 2022, according...
DUI suspect strikes vehicles and home in Watsonville
A 53-year-old Castroville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he was involved in multiple separate crashes on Green Valley Road.
California Highway Patrol officer Israel...
Soquel High football team honored for earning county’s first state championship
The Soquel High School football team paraded onto their home field Wednesday, sandwiched between the school’s band percussion team and the varsity cheerleaders in...
Police arrest 8, seize 6 guns in sweep
Eight people were arrested last week and six guns were taken off the street during a multi-agency operation focused on cracking down on gang...
PVUSD continues school resource officer program
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District will continue its school resource officer (SRO) program—which pairs a uniformed police officer with a mental health clinician at...
No injuries reported in Riverside Road garage fire
WATSONVILLE—A large fire broke out in an attached garage that housed numerous vehicles late Saturday night on the 100 block of Riverside Road in...
PHOTO: Sandbags pile up in Watsonville
Workers with the City of Watsonville use a forklift and a dump truck to haul away thousands of sandbags from a lot on Bridge...
PHOTO: Seacliff pier demolition continues
A crew from Granite Construction continue to nibble away at demolishing the storm-battered wood pier at Seacliff State Beach Tuesday. Only a few pilings...
‘A tastebud explosion:’ Santa Cruz County Fair opens
After four months of being raised by a Watsonville High School student, Stinkers the pig is ready for market.
The 252-pound Hampshire cross was lazing...
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...




















