Tag: watsonville
Watsonville airport receives $115K federal grant
Watsonville Municipal Airport will receive more than $115,000 in federal funding to upgrade runway markings, U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff announced Wednesday.
The...
Four arrested in undercover sex sting
Four men were arrested during a multi-agency undercover operation targeting individuals allegedly using the internet to seek sexual contact with minors, Monterey County Sheriff’s...
Photo story: Highway 1 crash injures 1, scatters furniture
Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said a white Ford SUV with several people...
Schacher pulls out of PVUSD Trustee Area 5 race
Aptos resident Jennifer Schacher has withdrawn her candidacy for the Trustee Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees.
In...
PRFMA eyeing potentially wet El Niño season
With forecasts pointing toward a potentially wetter-than-average winter, local flood officials are moving ahead with nearly $740,000 in contracts and additional spending to clear...
Cesar Chavez Middle School to be Renamed
Editor's note: This story has been modified to correct an error: The family of Mas Hashimoto did not oppose having the school named after...
Annual homelessness census shows slight increase
The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count conducted in January showed that 1,648 people were experiencing homelessness, a 12% increase from 2025.
County officials cautioned that much...
Stolen truck leads to four arrests
Four people were arrested Tuesday and a stolen truck was recovered following a burglary investigation in Watsonville.
Officers responded to the report Monday afternoon on...
A night out with first responders
This story has been updated from an earlier version.
Hundreds of people around the county joined up with law and fire agencies Tuesday during the...
Thousands fill Watsonville for Strawberry Festival
The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...
ARTS & CULTURE
Missed opportunities prove costly for Aptos in loss to King City...
At times, all it takes is one or two lucky plays for a team to catch momentum at the right time.
That wasn’t the case...
