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December 19, 2025

New tattoo shop breaks through city’s strict restrictions on the art

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WATSONVILLE—After spending more than a decade as a tattoo artist in Silicon Valley, Pepe Nunez has returned home.  Classic Calavera Tattoo is set to open...

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Be featured in our VETERANS DAY section! The section is devoted to ALL U.S. or allied MILITARY VETERANS who are currently WATSONVILLE-area residents or have a connection to this area.

Rail Trail coming along | About Town

I see the rail trail system is moving forward off of Ohlone Parkway. I’ve ridden my bike along a nearly complete section of the...

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.

Pacific Collegiate School is accepting lottery applications in Grades 7-12 for the 2020-2021 school year.
Discover PCS! Please complete the online application by 3/5/20 and attend one of the following information meetings if you have not done so in...

Invocations hosted by the Santa Cruz Symphony April 6th & 7th

Final concert of our 2018-19 season on April 6 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium at 7:30 pm and on April 7 at the Mello Henry J Center For Performing Arts at 2:00 pm.

Aptos woman will serve 4 years for involuntary manslaughter

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SANTA CRUZ—After an emotional three-hour sentencing hearing Friday that included testimony from friends and family of both suspect and victim, the woman who stabbed...

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Watsonville man faces manslaughter charges for throwing fatal punch

WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was arrested Dec. 9 after a man he punched during a fight died one week later. Jose Figueroa Gonzalez, 30, is facing...

County’s ‘Equity’ measures show Watsonville’s struggles to quell Covid-19

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WATSONVILLE—Current positivity rates in Santa Cruz County’s low-income and disadvantaged communities are among the worst in the state and Bay Area region, according to...

Man dies from shark attack at Santa Cruz County beach

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WATSONVILLE—A 26-year-old Santa Cruz County man died Saturday after he was mauled by a great white shark near Manresa State Beach.  The victim has been...
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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...