Equestrian competition back in the saddle
WATSONVILLE—The annual Summer Fun in Watsonville Outback Cutting competition is unfolding at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Around 280 horses arrived mid-week for the five-day...
New plans in motion | About Town
The Aptos Branch of the Santa Cruz County Public Library is on deck for demolition and rebuild as it has outgrown its current facilities....
Grant to help bring vaccines to County’s hard-to-reach communities
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—As the delta variant of Covid-19 sweeps across the world, and as health care providers urge everyone to get a vaccine, a...
Police seek double-carjacking suspect
Update at 7:18pm: The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputy who was shot while trying to arrest a man suspected in Saturday afternoon's double-carjacking in...
Open Studios Art Tour coming soon
Each year during the first three weekends in October, the public is invited to a free countywide self-guided art tour. Arts Council Santa Cruz...
Watsonville’s slough trail system a county gem
Just beyond the veneer of traffic din and mundane get-your-coffee-and-go workaday world lies a vast network of trails, which snake through Watsonville’s slough system....
Local seniors create exhibit for art & history museum
Opening April 5 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH), “We’re Still Here: Stories of Seniors and Social Isolation” aims to shed light on a local crisis, as well as give visitors the tools to help.
Briefs: Holiday Mercado; Homeless Memorial
Holiday Mercado honors Watsonville’s past, present and future
Arte del Corazón will be hosting its Annual Holiday Mercado, “Just in Time for the Holidays,” at...
One killed, several injured in crash with Metro bus
One man was killed and several others were injured late Tuesday morning in a three-vehicle crash involving a Santa Cruz Metro bus at the intersection of 41st Avenue and Clares Street in Capitola.
Sunset fly over | Photo Gallery
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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...




















