Powerful winds topple trees and power lines, prompt tornado warning
Winds were so strong Saturday night that meteorologists issued a tornado warning on the Central Coast including for Elkhorn and Prunedale, as well as...
Queer Youth Leadership Awards to be held this Saturday
SOQUEL—The 21st annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards will be held at Soquel High School, 401 Old San Jose Road, this Saturday.
Watsonville man injured in honey oil lab explosion
PRUNEDALE—A 35-year-old Watsonville man was injured in a butane honey oil lab explosion in Prunedale Monday.
Francisco Ponce was in the area when Monterey County...
PV High opens new softball field
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley High senior Elvia Rodriguez along with members of the Grizzlies’ softball team finally got a chance to test out their new field.
Last...
Hundreds relocated from unpermitted housing in Royal Oaks
A property owner in Monterey County is facing dozens of citations and nearly $60,000 in fines after more than 200 people were found living...
New laundromat opens in East Lake Village
A new laundromat has opened in the East Lake Village Shopping Center.
Owner Robert Ruiz said Laundry Room features 30 driers and 35 heavy-duty washing...
Smoky curtain hits SC County
A smoky wild land fire near Fairfield in Solano County cast an eerie veil of smoke over Santa Cruz County Sunday.
Approved County budget includes ‘climate resilience’ office
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved this fiscal year’s budget, a behemoth $932 million spending plan that...
Guitarist returns to Watsonville
Guitarist Chris Cain will be bringing his style of jazz-tinged, blues-soaked guitar and vocals to the ballroom of the Appleton Grill, 410 Rodriguez St. in Watsonville, on Friday.
A message of peace
About 75 people marched through downtown Watsonville Sunday carrying messages of peace on handmade posters and banners, a message that also came through in...
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...



















