Rain, Winds Pound County, Topple Trees
Rain and wind swept across Santa Cruz County on Sunday, with storm damage reported in several places.
Paige Gordon stood near her Live Oak home,...
Watsonville man injured in honey oil lab explosion
PRUNEDALE—A 35-year-old Watsonville man was injured in a butane honey oil lab explosion in Prunedale Monday.
Francisco Ponce was in the area when Monterey County...
Burned Pajaro business to be razed, rebuilt
Now a pile of rubble surrounded by a chain-link fence, the businesses that were Val TV Radio VCR Service and Tamara’s Hair Salon at 8 Porter Drive have sat dormant since a fire destroyed them in January 2017.
Covid vaccines for residents 75+ now available by appointment
WATSONVILLE—Covid-19 vaccines are now available by appointment only for residents 75 years and older at the county’s new mass vaccination center at the Santa...
Local arts groups look ahead to Fall season
APTOS—An exhibit at Cabrillo College’s art gallery in Aptos was only open to the public for five days in March before it had to...
Living strong: After years at nursing home, woman gets her own space
After living in Watsonville Nursing Center for nearly three years, Rosalie Strong spent her first night in her new apartment on Dec. 28, a step that seemed an unattainable dream just a few months ago.
Cross Country: Back on track
A sense of normalcy returned to Santa Cruz County last week as the local high schools kicked off the cross country season. Watsonville High...
Man arrested for campus death threat
An Aromas man was arrested at Cabrillo College in Aptos Wednesday morning after allegedly making threats of violence against someone on the campus.
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...
