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 1300 block of Main Street at Auto Center Drive.
Police got a call about 8:30pm of shots fired and a person...
Two charged for infant’s death at unlicensed daycare center
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested two women who were allegedly running an unlicensed daycare center after a 3-month-old infant died in their care.
Maria Marquez, 62, and her daughter, Johanna Marquez, 35, both of Royal Oaks, were charged with involuntary manslaughter, felony child...
WPD officer hurt in foot pursuit
This story was updated at 5pm, June 22
A Watsonville Police officer was injured on the job Monday morning during a pursuit of a woman suspected of shoplifting.
Watsonville Police did not name the officer.
Erica Ayala Zamora, 34, was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail...
Teen arrested in Feb. 8 shooting
A 15-year-old was arrested Wednesday on the 500 block of Rodriguez Street in connection with a Feb. 8 shooting.
Watsonville police placed nearby Radcliff Elementary School on lockdown at about 11:50am as a preventative measure. The lockdown was lifted about 10 minutes later.
The suspected 16-year-old...
Man riding electric scooter injured in collision with pickup
A man suffered major injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a pickup as he drove into its path on an electric scooter. Around 1:50pm, Watsonville Police and Firefighters got a report of a man that was struck by a Dodge Big Horn pickup...
Man dies in Capitola blaze
A man died when a home caught fire late Monday night in Capitola Village.
Central Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire at 9:50pm at 204 Monterey Ave. to flames lashing out the side of a building from the first and second floors of a...
Photo story: Crash marks third in same area
A tow operator cleans up the area where a driver smashed into a utility pole Friday morning on Airport Boulevard at Roache Road. Watsonville Police said the male driver was traveling southbound on Freedom Boulevard just before 9am when he lost control of his...
Two arrested in construction equipment theft scheme
Monterey County sheriff’s detectives arrested two men and recovered more than $300,000 in stolen construction equipment tied to an organized theft ring targeting local businesses, authorities said Thursday.
Jaime Sanchez Valdez, 50, of Salinas, was booked into Monterey County Jail on suspicion of theft by...
Pajaro Valley Health Care District seeks applicants for Measure N oversight...
The Pajaro Valley Health Care District is seeking community members to serve on the Measure N Citizens’ Oversight Committee, which monitors spending of bond...
