54.1 F
Watsonville
December 19, 2025

Watsonville murder suspect extradited from Arizona

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A man who police say stabbed his girlfriend to death at an apartment on Clifford Avenue in July was booked into Santa...

Two Watsonville men arrested in connection to double homicide

sirens
WATSONVILLE—Two Watsonville men were arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of fatally shooting a man and a woman in Gonzales on Oct. 23. David Ireta-Reyes,...

Familiar names running for Santa Cruz County education seats

Editor’s note: This is the fifth entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections. Interviewees will...

Report: Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 2nd least affordable place to live in U.S.

Watsonville affordable housing project
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—There are many things that Santa Cruz County residents can boast about the place they live, including the astounding natural beauty and...

Watsonville man falls to death at New Brighton State Beach

Edward Murillo-Jimenez
NEW BRIGHTON STATE BEACH—A Watsonville man died Thursday morning after he reportedly fell off of a towering cliff at New Brighton State Beach. Santa Cruz...

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture 57th Annual Awards Dinner Auction & Dance.

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture 57th Annual Awards Dinner Auction & Dance. That’s Amore At the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Two large Watsonville housing projects floundering

WATSONVILLE—A pair of large housing developments in Watsonville—responsible for 237 units combined—are stuck in limbo. Hillcrest Estates, formerly Sunshine Vista, and Pacific Sunshine Garden have...

Watsonville police nab man wanted for recent shooting

WATSONVILLE—A man wanted for an attempted murder in Watsonville on Jan. 7 was arrested Tuesday during a high-risk traffic stop. Ian Coetzee, 21, was charged...

‘Watsonville is in the Heart’ 2021 calendar released

WATSONVILLE—For the second year running, a group from Watsonville’s Filipino community is releasing a calendar highlighting family histories.  The “Watsonville is in the Heart” calendar...

Tom Lehrer celebration returns for fourth year

The life and songs of Tom Lehrer, the maverick song writer from Harvard and current UCSC Professor Emeritus, are the subject of Viva La Lehrer IV, the fourth annual celebration of the man who made a pop music sensation out of the periodic table of element
7,695FansLike
4,949FollowersFollow
2,895FollowersFollow

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...