Woman dies in head-on Hwy 129 crash
A Gilroy woman died in a crash near Aromas on Highway 129 at Murphy Road Wednesday.
Harbor Freight moving into former OSH
Two weeks after Hope Thrift announced it would be moving into the former Orchard Supply Hardware, city officials said Friday that Harbor Freight Tools will be sharing the building.
PVUSD, Watsonville Pilots Association reach agreement
Pajaro Valley Unified School District has reached an agreement with Watsonville Pilots Association, which will allow construction of playing fields and a performing arts center to move forward.
Jail guard arrested for sex with inmate
A Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Deputy who was assigned to the Main Jail was arrested Wednesday and charged with having sex with a female inmate, Sheriff Jim Hart said at a Thursday morning press conference.
Project to boost fairgrounds’ water supply
Workers at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are currently installing two large tanks for a system designed to provide water when it is otherwise unavailable.
Red Cross: Blood donations urgently needed
The American Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donations to help address a winter blood shortage, the organization recently announced.
Watsonville High students celebrate homecoming in annual downtown parade
Watsonville High School students took part in their homecoming parade Thursday.
Storm ushers in list of cleanup chores
The first major Pacific storm to clobber the California coast in weeks brought a host of troubles for road crews, emergency workers, the California Highway Patrol and crews from Pacific Gas and Electric.
3 teens injured in Aptos home invasion
Three teen males suffered injuries, one of them seriously, in an alleged home invasion robbery Monday in a quiet neighborhood in the Aptos Hills known as Rolling Green Estates.
Council members ride the rails
If a group of rail supporters has its way, Watsonville residents will be able to commute to jobs in Santa Cruz, or through the Pajaro connection to San Jose and beyond on a train.
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...
