Land Trust to host public event for 40th anniversary
Local nonprofit organization Land Trust of Santa Cruz County will host its annual Bee Barn Bash on Saturday, and for the first time the event will be open to the public.
Abandoned building catches fire
Firefighters from several agencies tackle a fire that broke out in an abandoned building at 29 Rancho Road in Watsonville Monday morning.
Watsonville Strawberry Festival returns this weekend
The Watsonville Strawberry Festival will return Sunday to downtown, bringing with it a full day of strawberry delicacies, live entertainment, artisan vendors and more.
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Santa Cruz County moves to most restrictive tier of Covid-19 reopening plan
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County has moved to the “Widespread,” or Purple, tier of state’s Covid-19 reopening plan, which carries with it the most...
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...
Watsonville man shot in attempted homicide
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was shot early Monday morning in front of a home on the 100 block of Paseo Drive in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police Sgt....
Man arrested for stabbing, attempted carjacking
A man was stabbed at a car wash on Main Street before 9 a.m. Monday morning in a failed carjacking attempt.
Police: Man exposed himself at laundromat
A Watsonville man with an extensive criminal record was arrested Monday after he allegedly exposed himself to several women in a laundromat.
Joel Navarro, 27,...
‘McLaren’ of racing bikes manufacturing in Pajaro
PAJARO—In a factory centered in a rural stretch of Pajaro, a small team of workers and engineers was busy one Tuesday afternoon hand-building a...
Family to argue against killer’s parole
A woman who has spent nearly two decades behind bars for her part in a 1998 robbery and killing — and who was sentenced to 62 years to life for the crime — is facing a Feb. 7 parole hearing after Gov. Jerry Brown commuted her sentence early last year.
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...





















