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Nearly 150 years after its incorporation, Watsonville leaders are planning out how the sesquicentennial will be celebrated in 2018.

The Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative celebrated the opening of its new art exhibit, “Quintessential Santa Cruz County,” on Aug. 15.

With autumn on the horizon, many local residents look forward to the first social event to celebrate the harvest season in the Pajaro Valley, our annual fundraiser, an Evening of Wine and Roses. This year’s event, which raises funds to support diabetes prevention efforts, health education, oral healthcare, scholarships for students in the health professions, and other health promotion efforts, will be held

The Monterey Bay Area got a good soaking Monday, and more rain is in store, according to the National Weather Service.

Quicksilver Swimming is a regional, nonprofit swim club established in 2011 in San Jose. Since then, the club has extended its reach to a number of other locations throughout the South Bay and Santa Cruz County.

In advance of the city’s 150th anniversary on Friday, the Watsonville City Council recognized mayors and councilmembers from the past quarter century on Tuesday.

A Watsonville man was arrested early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour standoff that began when he attacked his mother, Watsonville Police Sgt. Mish Radich said.

The Watsonville City Council Chambers was packed Monday morning with community leaders, organization representatives, media outlets and other county residents for the release of the 23rd annual Community Assessment Project report.

The Avenue of the Flags Ceremony took place on Memorial Day, an annual event put on by the North Monterey County LULAC Council #2907, Veterans of Foreign Wars and others at the Castroville Public Cemetery for 26 years.

Aptos Junior High School issued a “shelter in place” order Wednesday morning after school officials received a report that a student may be in possession of a dangerous “item,” Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.