PVUSD Board, A6: Incumbent faces challenger
Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections. Interviewees will...
Dead woman was stung multiple times
A woman who was found dead in a stand of bushes along Harkins Slough Friday morning suffered multiple stings by either bees or yellowjackets before her death, Watsonville Police Sgt. Brian Ridgway said.
Watsonville’s Measure Y passes
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville’s voters have spoken.
And their message was clear: keep our police and fire departments strong.
Measure Y, the renewal of the half-cent public safety sales...
Gov. Newsom announces month-long curfew for non-essential businesses
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that starting Saturday all non-essential businesses, travel and gatherings will be subject to a month-long curfew.
Counties in the...
METRO CEO Alex Clifford announces departure
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) CEO Alex Clifford on Friday announced that he is leaving the agency effective Jan. 21.
Clifford will be...
WPD releases body cam footage of controversial arrest
WATSONVILLE—Two days after Watsonville Police Department faced scrutiny for short videos posted to social media that showed one of its officers punching a man...
Photo: Watsonville honors the dead
Elvira Villacaña (from right) and her daughters, Daisy Nuñez and Nancy Reyes don tradition; clothing and costume in celebration of Dia de los Muertos,...
State Supreme Court to decide on juvenile justice law
SAN FRANCISCO—The family of an 8-year-old girl who was allegedly raped, tortured and murdered by a 15-year-old suspect is urging the California Supreme court...
Community rallies around garden and kitchen project at Starlight
Last February, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved bringing the Emeril Lagasse Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen project to Starlight...
Watsonville shop specializes in rare currency, tokens
Few people may be aware, but Watsonville once had its own currency.
From circa 1902 through 1929 there were $5 and $10 bills with 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...
