Measure N Campaign Kicks Off
Several dozen volunteers gathered in Community Bridges’ atrium Saturday morning to begin a door-knocking campaign they hope will garner the required two-thirds majority vote...
Forecast calls for clearing skies on weekend, rain late next week
The Central Coast will get a temporary reprieve from the rain that has soaked the region for the past week, but it will return.
Meteorologist...
Meet the Green Party candidate challenging Panetta
Editor’s note: a story on 19th Congressional incumbent Jimmy Panneta will follow this one. Republican challenger Jason Michael Anderson did not respond to a...
Quick-thinking pharmacist thwarts armed robbery
Sometimes, armed robbery does not pay off. A pharmacist was working at the CVS store on Rodriguez Street at about 11:40am on Feb. 4...
A blaze of glory: longtime fire reservist dies
John R. Walker Jr., a major fixture in Watsonville’s landscape of firefighting, parades and labor task force, died Jan. 27 of pancreatic cancer. He...
One dead, houses damaged in windstorm
A man was killed in Boulder Creek after a tree crashed into his home, as winds pounded Santa Cruz County after several heavy rainstorms...
PHOTO: Watsonville Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect
ARMED ROBBERY: Watsonville Police search a shopping center on the 1800 block of Freedom Blvd. Sunday after a man reportedly robbed the pharmacy...
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,...
New art exhibit highlights students
Art students at Watsonville High School have pooled their talents into a new exhibit at the Pajaro Valley Arts Porter Building.
“Wildcatz Art Show,” with...
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...
