Sheriff: Pleasure Point kidnapping victim was shot to death
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said the man kidnapped from his Pleasure Point home on Oct. 1 was...
PV Trustees approve campus officers at WHS, PVHS
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District on Sept. 11 unanimously approved a contract to utilize Watsonville Police officers at Watsonville and Pajaro high schools,...
Library seeks input on murals
The Watsonville Public Library is seeking input from the public on the final designs for a series of murals.
PVHCD will seek partner to take over Watsonville Hospital’s day-to-day operations
This story has been updated from a previous version.
A cascading wave of fiscal challenges such as the election of President Donald Trump, his One...
Santa Cruz County’s vaccine distribution slowed by limited doses
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—At least 5,600 doses of vaccinations for the novel coronavirus have been distributed throughout Santa Cruz County, a number that county health...
Homeless memorial marks somber milestone
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—During 2021, 95 people died while homeless, a distressing increase from the 58 who died last year and 77 in 2019.
Those numbers,...
Exhibit celebrates mountain biking in Santa Cruz County
Mountain biking has become one of Santa Cruz County’s most popular sports, and this year the Museum of Art and History (MAH) is paying...
Suspected church arsonist arrested
WATSONVILLE—Police have arrested a man suspected of starting a fire in St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish that caused $100,000 in damage.
Alberto Melgoza, 36, is also...
A walk at sunset | Photo gallery
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‘A force of nature’: Land conservation pioneer Diane Porter Cooley dies
PAJARO VALLEY—Diane Porter Cooley, whose family history dates back to Santa Cruz County’s infancy, and whose conservation efforts of both farmland and forest helped...
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...
