Remembering the fallen: community celebrates Memorial Day
For Michelle Martinez Kamalani and her mother, Judy Martinez of Watsonville, Memorial Day meant setting time aside to visit Valley Catholic Cemetery.
With an electric weed-whacker, a whisk broom, hand clippers and two bunches of fresh flowers, the pair wandered through the rows of flower-festooned...
Carmageddon: Highway 1 closed for 24 hours
The California Highway Patrol closed north and southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Soquel Saturday at 7pm to make way for Granite Construction crews to demolish the 1948 Capitola Avenue bridge above the highway.
The closure and carefully crafted detour between Bay/Porter and Park Avenue...
Two dead, two injured in Pajaro shooting
UPDATE: Suspect turns himself in to Watsonville Police Department.
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Two people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a Pajaro bar early Tuesday morning.
According to Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd, deputies responded to El Torero Bar at 540 Salinas Road just...
NAMI unveils new Watsonville office
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Santa Cruz County (NAMI) cut the ribbon on its new Watsonville headquarters on Oct. 24, a space that offers twice as much space as its previous location in Santa Cruz.
The move to 35 Penny Lane is the...
Motorcyclist dies exiting Hwy 1
WATSONVILLE—A man died Friday around 12:45pm when he lost control of his motorcycle while exiting Highway 1 southbound at the Riverside exit.
California Highway patrol officer Israel Murillo said the motorcyclist shot off the pavement on the curve of the exit, plunged through a...
Multiple people dead after planes collide at Watsonville airport
UPDATE, Aug. 19: Federal investigation into fatal plane collision underway
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WATSONVILLE—Two men, a woman and a dog died in a mid-air collision between two small private planes above Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday just before 3pm.
One witness, who went by the name Steve, said he...
Pedestrian struck, killed on Highway 1
APTOS—A man was struck and killed by an SUV early Thursday morning on Highway 1 in Aptos.
California Highway Patrol Officer Alyssa Gutierrez said the victim was wandering around the southbound lanes on foot around 6:20am when he was struck by a Honda CRV driven...
Film crew hits Watsonville
Anyone passing through the streets of downtown Watsonville for the next few nights may notice a crew shooting for an upcoming film.
The production includes a car rigged with cameras and lights, and will take place in local restaurants and wetlands.
The film is “They Know...
Watsonville man shot in attempted homicide
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was shot early Monday morning in front of a home on the 100 block of Paseo Drive in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Brian Fulgoni said police received a call around 2am about some form of disturbance. Around that time police also received...
Prep Athletes of the Week: MVC’s Boston Ashe; St. Francis’ Maya...
The Pajaronian’s Prep Athletes of the Week were selected based on their performances during the week of Sept. 8-14. Coaches and athletic directors are...
