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December 24, 2025

Saturday car cruise down Main Street to raise money for farmworkers

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WATSONVILLE—Members of a local car club hope their passion projects will help the community’s farmworkers weather the unknown during the coronavirus pandemic. Watsonville Riders on...

Photo: Ag fields underwater

Flooded agriculture fields reflect stormy skies and hoop house frames on a farm off of Riverside Drive in Watsonville. Evacuation orders for neighborhoods along...

Man killed in double rollover crash on Riverside Drive

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WATSONVILLE—A Marina man was killed in a head-on collision on Riverside Drive at Harvest Drive Monday morning. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Ivey said that...

Local reopening speeds vary by business

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WATSONVILLE—Minutes after Santa Cruz County received state approval to reopen barbershops and hair salons on May 30, barber Rigo Navarro said he received the...

Two die in solo vehicle crash

CORRALITOS—A man and a woman died in a solo-vehicle crash Saturday in Corralitos. California Highway Patrol officer Julieta Trenado said the pair was traveling southbound...

Bolstering safety: With sales tax nearing its end, city officials eye renewal

With Watsonville's Measure G ending in 2021, so could the roughly $4 million that comes with it annually.

Chavela for the road? Restaurants temporarily allowed to sell alcohol to go

Coronavirus, COVID-19 Updates. Restaurants temporarily allowed to sell alcohol to go. Pajaro Valley, Watsonville, Monterey outbreak cases santa cruz county
WATSONVILLE—Taqueria Mi Tierra is best known around the Pajaro Valley and the greater Monterey Bay for its towering, spicy chavelas—a tasty concoction that contains...

Woman charged with murder in fatal crash

The driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in Santa Cruz on Friday was charged with murder, police announced Saturday.

Acosta recall effort advances

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WATSONVILLE—A group formed for the sole purpose of recalling Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Georgia Acosta announced Wednesday that they have gathered the...
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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...