Sheriff’s Fentanyl Crisis Response Team uses education, enforcement
After 133 people died in Santa Cruz County in 2023 after overdosing on Fentanyl, the Sheriff’s Office has launched a new way to address...
Watsonville celebrates new housing complex
Dozens of people gathered Friday to celebrate the opening of a 53-unit housing complex, the latest in Watsonville’s drive to provide housing for all...
Art exhibit to highlight trains
An upcoming art exhibit at Watsonville’s Studio Judy G on Main Street features the world of railroads and the role trains play around the...
Full house at Business Expo and Job Fair
Hundreds of people attended the 2024 Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Business Expo Job Fair at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds April...
Into the woods: Watsonville to plant thousands of new trees
Over the next two decades, the city of Watsonville plans to add thousands of trees to its landscape, create a plan to take care...
Marking history: Historic Landmark Blue Plaque Award Ceremony set for May
The Flying A station was built between 1926 and 1927, and was last used in 1989, where it originally stood at the corner of ...
County Supervisors reverse course, approve key stretch of rail-trail
A portion of the Coastal Rail Trail project running through the middle part of the county will now move forward after the Santa Cruz...
Watsonville High names Hall of Fame inductees
Every year, the Watsonville High School Foundation welcomes its latest members of the school’s Hall of Fame—people who have walked the hallowed halls, graduated...
Remembering fallen officers
The Never Forget Memorial Relay was held Sunday in Aptos Village Park. The eighth annual event featured 33 teams of four from police and...
A call to local artists
The City of Watsonville has sent out a call to local artists to help create a mural for the new nature center coming to...
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...





















