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December 19, 2025

Owner of Nick’s TV leaves behind legacy

WATSONVILLE —  For more than 30 years Nicholas Diaz spent long workdays buried in the back of televisions and other broken appliances. He was living his...

One killed in big rig vs car collision

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WATSONVILLE—A man died Tuesday evening after a big rig and small car collided on San Juan Road on the outskirts of Watsonville. Monterey County Sheriff/Coroner’s...

Hospital reaches preliminary sale agreement with proposed health district

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WATSONVILLE—Just hours after a group of roughly 150 nurses amassed in front of Watsonville Community Hospital to drum up public support and stop its...

Former Watsonville Police DARE officer dies

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WATSONVILLE—Mike Ciglar, a retired Watsonville Police Department officer and fixture in the local law scene for 30 years, died Oct. 15 at 62. A longtime...

Pajaro Valley High holds first graduation on new turf | Grads 2021

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WATSONVILLE—Many in this year’s Pajaro Valley High School graduating class had heard about the battle to construct the school’s new athletic fields since their...

New tattoo shop breaks through city’s strict restrictions on the art

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WATSONVILLE—After spending more than a decade as a tattoo artist in Silicon Valley, Pepe Nunez has returned home.  Classic Calavera Tattoo is set to open...

WE WANT YOU (or a relative or friend)

Be featured in our VETERANS DAY section! The section is devoted to ALL U.S. or allied MILITARY VETERANS who are currently WATSONVILLE-area residents or have a connection to this area.

Rail Trail coming along | About Town

I see the rail trail system is moving forward off of Ohlone Parkway. I’ve ridden my bike along a nearly complete section of the...

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.
Discover PCS! Please complete the online application by 3/5/20 and attend one of the following information meetings if you have not done so in...

Invocations hosted by the Santa Cruz Symphony April 6th & 7th

Final concert of our 2018-19 season on April 6 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium at 7:30 pm and on April 7 at the Mello Henry J Center For Performing Arts at 2:00 pm.
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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...