Tag: watsonville
Watsonville Police chief nabs armed suspect
Watsonville Police Chief David Rodriguez on Nov. 25 arrested an armed Watsonville gang member carrying a backpack with drugs and ammunition after a brief...
Nonprofit aims to reduce & eliminate dangerous pesticides, impose buffer zone...
A state nonprofit that aims to reduce and eliminate the use of dangerous pesticides on agricultural fields in California plans to sue the agency...
Residents demand more oversight of new BESS facilities
Almost a year after the largest lithium-ion battery storage facility in the world caught fire at Moss Landing, spewing toxic material and forcing the...
A tale of two Rubys: Walks to school 65 years apart...
Sixty five years ago, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges—who is Black—walked to William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans at the onset of her first-grade year...
Watsonville man arrested in sexual assault
A 19-year-old Watsonville man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underage girl.
Christopher Medina Amezquita was arrested in Capitola with help from...
A day to honor veterans
The Veterans Day parade begins every year at 10am from St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish, and typically includes an assemblage of former military members from...
A call for peace
Close to 100 people march through downtown Watsonville Saturday in the 32nd annual Watsonville Peace and Unity March. Staged in Romo Park, the four-hour...
Work begins on library cafe
Construction has started on a new rooftop cafe at the Watsonville Public Library on Main Street, a $2.7 million project that aims to give...
Photo story: A Dia de los Muertos celebration
Dancers from Estrellas de Esperanza prepare to take the stage in Watsonville during the Calle Libres and Dia de Los Muertos event Sunday. Music,...
Man shot to death in Main Street business center
A 34-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night near a suite of restaurants and businesses that includes Chipotle and Habit Burger on the...
ARTS & CULTURE
Jim Barsi—owner of Barsi’s Liquor Store—dies
James Joseph “Jim” Barsi, who ran his eponymous liquor store on East Lake Avenue for a half-century before selling the business and retiring in...
