Man dies in head-on crash
A Watsonville man died in a head-on crash on San Juan Road Friday evening in Monterey County.
Three sentenced in shooting case
Three of the men who took part in a 2014 gang-related shooting that left a man and a 4-year-old girl dead have been given prison sentences, jail records show.
PVUSD Chief Business Officer starts post
Joe Dominguez, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s new Chief Business Officer, took the financial helm of Santa Cruz County’s largest district Monday.
Cinco de Mayo celebration fills downtown
Put on by Fiestas Patrias, the 28th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in downtown Watsonville drew about 15,000 people.
Name released in officer-involved shooting
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the female suspect involved in a deputy-related incident that occurred in the early morning of Friday on Ocean Street Extension.
Cortez leaving New School to become socio-emotional counselor
Artemisa Cortez, who has served as principal at New School for four years, has taken a job as a socio-emotional counselor with Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Student Services Department.
METRO launches new fleet
A fleet of new Santa Cruz METRO buses and vans got a grand send off Thursday at a ceremony at the downtown Santa Cruz METRO Station.
PV High grads hold parade at Starlight Elementary
A group of Pajaro Valley High School seniors participated in the school's first-ever graduation parade on Monday, adorning their graduation colors and marching into Starlight Elementary School’s grounds.
WPD youth programs in spotlight
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona is in Watsonville this week to learn about the police department's programs that target youth crime.
Remembering, honoring response to 9/11 attacks
In honor of those that died or were injured in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, students at Moreland Notre Dame School presented fresh sunflowers to a cast of Watsonville firefighters and police officers at an annual early morning ceremony Tuesday.
Truck plunges into creek in Watsonville
END OVER END Tow operators from Chaz Towing work on a plan to haul a GMC Sierra pickup out of Corralitos Creek on...