Watsonville’s Annieglass celebrates 35 years
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Annieglass, which now sells its handcrafted glassware to some of the most high-end retailers and restaurants across North America.
Project creates outdoor educators, protectors
Fourth-graders from Hall District Elementary School visited the Carneros Creek Outdoor Classroom on Friday, the final phase of the Be a Park Ranger Project, which aimed to turn them into outdoor enthusiasts and educators over the course of 11 visits.
Flipped big rig closes Hwy 1 offramp at Riverside Drive
Emergency officials on Wednesday were studying the scene of a big rig that rolled over on the southbound exit from Highway 1 at Riverside Drive Wednesday morning in Watsonville.
PVUSD holds State of the District meeting
In the two years since Michelle Rodriguez began her tenure as Pajaro Valley Unified School District superintendent, the district has boosted by 20 percent the numbers of first-graders who are able to decode and comprehend what they read.
The great outdoors
Kids of all ages visited the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday for the seventh annual Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day.
City hopes passion project can jumpstart downtown
To say home brewing has played a part in David Purgason’s life would be a gigantic understatement.
Thousands clean up county
Volunteers picking up trash along the Pajaro River on Saturday morning found a drone and a lawnmower, while those in the Watsonville Slough found a giant stuffed Snoopy doll.
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Under slightly overcast skies and an occasional mild breeze, the 28th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration took place Sunday in downtown Watsonville.
Woman who allegedly rammed deputy pleads not guilty
A Santa Cruz woman who was shot after allegedly stealing a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s cruiser and striking a deputy with it made her first court appearance Wednesday morning, where she pleaded not guilty.
Corralitos Road closed after man drives into power pole
Corralitos Road is expected to remain closed until Wednesday afternoon after a man driving under the influence of alcohol struck a power pole, shearing it and causing power lines to cross the roadway.
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...






















