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December 24, 2025

Marcela Tavantzis appointed to PVHCD seat

The Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD) on Wednesday appointed former Watsonville City Manager Marcela Tavantzis to fill the seat left vacant when John...

Murder suspect held to answer for Aug. 7 murder

A man suspected of killing his roommate on Aug. 7. in Watsonville was back in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing after he was...

Homeless shelter project in Watsonville to break ground in June

Construction will begin in June on a 34-unit community of small temporary dwellings based at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville, after the Monterey County...

Friday night at the races

Steven Allee of Santa Cruz rolled onto the staging area at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville one Friday afternoon, ready to roar around the dirt...

Helping hands make prom happen

For the second year in a row, local high school seniors got a little help in dressing up for their senior proms. Some came with...

Hundreds expected to participate in county-wide cleanup day on May 11

Aptos resident Laura Dover-Smith was walking on a trail in Watsonville’s sloughs on her lunch break one sunny Wednesday, an activity she tries to...

Willie Yahiro honored

Longtime school board member, coach, mentor and businessman in the Pajaro Valley Willie Yahiro was remembered by close to 250 people Saturday at the...

Watsonville police officer retires after 29 years

After working behind the badge of Watsonville Police for nearly three decades, officer Lee Katich waved goodbye Tuesday. “It’s been quite a good ride,” Katich...

Officials: King City mass shooting, Soledad double-murder linked

Monterey County Sheriff’s investigators have linked a March 3 mass shooting in King City to the Feb. 4 killing of two cousins in Soledad.  Law...

U.S. Army Corps seeks public input on Pajaro River Levee environmental study

The agency responsible for the rebuild of the Pajaro River Levee has completed an environmental assessment for Reach 6 of the project, and is...
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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...