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December 6, 2025

Aromas Community Park donors honored with monument

AROMAS—Two decades ago, a fundraising drive was held to install dedication bricks at Aromas Community Park. However, even after a number of community members had...

Man badly hurt in car fire

A man suffered serious burns early Tuesday morning when the car he was in caught fire while parked between 17 Gardner Ave. and Auto Zone on Freedom Boulevard.

Suspect nabbed in stolen PVUSD vehicle

Watsonville Police officer Gustavo Zamora leads Alura Castillo, 26, to a patrol car Tuesday after police stopped her in an alleged stolen vehicle.

Thriving among the giants

Stephanie Siqueiros
APTOS—Sitting in the cab of a 25-ton Caterpillar excavator, Stephanie Siqueiros works the levers of the dinosaur-like beast to swivel the mechanical arm to...

PVUSD’s back-to-school plan shelved, for now

Watsonville school Covid-19 closures
WATSONVILLE—After Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday moved most counties in California into the “Widespread” or purple tier of Covid-19 restrictions—saying he was pulling an...

Watsonville Prep gains approval to move into Gottschalks building

Watsonville prep Gottschalks building
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Prep School has found a home in downtown Watsonville. The Watsonville Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans to remodel a portion of the long-vacant...

Pedestrian struck and killed on Main Street

fatal crash main street watsonville police
A man was killed Friday night when he was struck by a car as he attempted to cross Main Street in Watsonville. Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman...

Flag-signing project honors Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII

Japanese americans
WATSONVILLE—Twenty-five Japanese Americans who were imprisoned in World War II incarceration camps signed a United States flag Sunday at the Watsonville-Santa Cruz JACL Kizuka...

Pair killed in crash identified

CORRALITOS — The man and woman that died in a solo-vehicle crash Saturday in Corralitos have been identified as Kristofer Capurro, 64, and Oxziana...

Longtime teacher celebrates 100th birthday

Jean Pogue, who taught thousands of Watsonville High School students math from 1944 to 1982, turns 100 Friday.
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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...