Council approves several changes for ADU rules
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved wholesale changes to the City’s rules on accessory dwelling units (ADU) in hopes that those modifications will produce additional...
Teen arrested for gun, drug charges
Officers from Watsonville Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force arrested the 16-year-old on the 800 block of Vista Montana Drive on Wednesday.
First coronavirus case confirmed in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County Health officials on Saturday announced that the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the county.
Officials are not releasing...
New Watsonville Police officer fired
WATSONVILLE—A man who was recently hired as a Watsonville Police officer—and who is facing assault and vandalism charges for a bizarre string of incidents...
REI to open new store in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ—REI, an outdoor retail business with 168 stores in 39 states, plans to open a location in Santa Cruz, the company announced on...
Santa Cruz Fairgrounds welcomes first-of-its-kind festival
Colin Disheroon would like to “change the story around cannabis” in any way he can.
PVUSD Board, A3: Newcomers square off
Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections. Interviewees will...
Santa Cruz homeless camp reopens
SANTA CRUZ—An unsanctioned homeless camp in Santa Cruz has reopened, this time with a new name, increased security and a set of rules designed...
Santa Cruz County again breaks single-day record for Covid-19 cases
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County on Monday identified 22 new Covid-19 cases, breaking its previous single-day record (21) set just a week ago.
There are...
Car plunges off Santa Cruz cliff in high-speed chase
SANTA CRUZ—A man is in custody following a dramatic high-speed chase that began on the North Coast near Davenport Tuesday and ended when the...
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...
