Santa Cruz County supervisors approve emergency declaration for storm damages
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency declaration for the damages sustained in the storm surges on Dec....
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors appoints new chair, vice chair
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Justin Cummmings as this year’s board chair, and Felipe Hernandez as vice chair.
While the chair...
King tides on the horizon
King tides, or the highest tides of the year, are expected to move into the Monterey Bay Area Wednesday through Friday.
Dial Hoang, meteorologist with...
Collision with pedestrian bridge shuts Soquel Drive
UPDATE: Soquel Drive has reopened.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
Westbound Soquel Drive at Cabrillo College is closed indefinitely after a trailer hauling an excavator struck a pedestrian bridge.
The...
Man who reportedly shot at family on Highway 1 arrested
A Hayward man has been arrested for taking multiple shots at a vehicle on Highway 1 in May, injuring a 3-year-old child and the...
New business to come to old Kmart building in Watsonville
A little more than two years after the former Kmart store on Freedom Boulevard closed its doors, the space will soon have a new...
Inmates looking to new laws for sentence reductions
Two Watsonville men serving long prison terms are hoping that a series of new state laws will bring freedom sooner than originally expected.
Vincent Marquez,...
College Lake pipeline project shifts onto Riverside Drive
Starting Monday, construction work on the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville will move onto Riverside Drive for the next six months.
With around five...
From fungus to fentanyl, new laws address variety of topics in 2024
Every year, California’s legislators send a flurry of bills to the governor in hopes he or she will sign them. And that’s before the...
Watsonville Plaza redesign efforts underway
Plans are underway to install four larger-than-life sculptures in downtown Watsonville as part of an overall redesign of Watsonville Plaza.
While the historical gazebo/bandstand, designed...
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...
