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December 22, 2025

VFW hall saved from closure

Watsonville VFW
WATSONVILLE—Veterans of Foreign Wars Freedom Post 1716, which was facing closure this month after the organization could not elect leadership, was given a last-minute...

Photo: Man tried to rob several downtown businesses at knifepoint, police say

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Watsonville police detain a man Saturday on West Beach Street near the City Plaza on suspicion of armed robbery. WPD Sgt. Mike Ridgway said...

Santa Cruz County reports its 11th, 12th Covid deaths—both at Watsonville nursing facility

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Editor's note: This story has been updated from an previous version. WATSONVILLE—A total of 43 residents and 12 staff members of Watsonville Nursing Center and...

Aptos man arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit-and-run

APTOS—California Highway Patrol officers on Sunday arrested an Aptos man after he allegedly smashed into a parked vehicle and several other objects while driving...

Photo: RedBall rolls through Watsonville

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The RedBall Project, a global public art installation that has been to more than 30 cities since 2001, visits the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center...

Watsonville Film Festival 2020 cancelled

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) announced Wednesday that it will be cancelling its 2020 festival, which was scheduled to start tomorrow and run through...

CHP: Maximum Enforcement in effect for holiday travel

CENTRAL COAST—Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally one of the busiest travel times in the country, can also be the deadliest, according to a press release sent...

Main Street shut down after crash

A woman was seriously injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Main Street at South Green Valley Road.

The Daily Register was a staple in downtown | Pajaro Valley, Past & Present

Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a monthly series about the history scattered throughout downtown Watsonville and the city at large. As my...

Plane crashes near PV High, no injuries reported

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WATSONVILLE—A small plane crashed Sunday afternoon in a field near Pajaro Valley High School, hitting the top of a power pole and coming to...
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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...