Study reveals economic impact of arts in Santa Cruz County
Arts Council Santa Cruz County announced that Santa Cruz County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $68 million in economic activity in 2022, according...
Officials sign agreement to rebuild Pajaro River Levee
Local, state and federal officials gathered in Watsonville on Tuesday to commemorate an agreement that paves the way for the decades-overdue reconstruction of the...
Two dead, two injured in Pajaro shooting
UPDATE: Suspect turns himself in to Watsonville Police Department.
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Two people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a Pajaro bar...
FBI joins Watsonville Police in jewelry theft investigation
An ongoing investigation involving regional, federal and international authorities has led Watsonville Police Department detectives to identify two women suspected of stealing more than...
Rain cancels Watsonville tree lighting event tonight
The Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony, scheduled for 5pm on Nov. 17, has been canceled due to predicted thunderstorms and rain, said Jessica Beebe, recreation...
Local markets help fill the Thanksgiving list
The staff at Freedom Meat Lockers and Corralitos Market and Sausage Company are in high production mode as they prepare for Thanksgiving.
Dave Peterson, president...
Light rain, on and off into Saturday
While talk of an approaching atmospheric river stole the headlines at the close of last week, the low pressure system that carried that news...
5-year-old boy stabbed to death by brother in Scotts Valley
A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday after his twin brother reportedly stabbed him in the back with a kitchen knife.
Ashley Keehn, public information officer for...
Santa Cruz County supervisors approve Housing Element
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the 2023 Housing Element, a plan that will serve as a roadmap to...
Cabrillo board censures Trujillo
Cabrillo College’s governing board of trustees voted 7-1 to censure member Steve Trujillo during its Nov. 6 meeting for a series of Facebook posts...
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...





















