Woman seriously injured in crash
A 70-year-old Watsonville woman suffered major injuries Sunday evening in a two-car crash on Highway 1 near Watsonville.
California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the woman was driving a silver 2017 Ford Fusion northbound on Highway 1 north of Mar Monte Avenue Sunday.
At 5:52pm...
Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies seeking armed robbery duo
Monterey County Sheriff investigators are looking for two suspects who committed armed robbery at the Express Market in Pajaro on Saturday.
The suspects, both male, are currently at large and considered to be armed and dangerous.
The first suspect was wearing a white beanie cap, dark...
Brush fire scorches two acres
CLOSE CALL Firefighters douse hot spots in a brush fire that erupted on the 300 block of Amesti Road Friday. An official from CalFire said the 3:20pm brush fire climbed to two acres before firefighters from Pajaro Valley Fire District, Watsonville and Central Fire...
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...
Man arrested after threatening woman, baby
A Watsonville man is in custody following an intense search by multiple law agencies Monday after reportedly threatening a woman’s life and her baby when he showed up at her Ford Street apartment with an assault rifle at 11am.
Javier Lopez, 31, was booked into...
Body found along Pajaro River Levee
The discovery of a man's body along Pajaro River levee Thursday has prompted an investigation by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched for a report of a body at 5am. A forensic examination on Friday determined the person was a male, but officials did...
Fresno man found guilty in 1991 double-murder
An 86-year-old Fresno man was convicted on Aug. 26 for a double-murder committed more than three decades ago in Prunedale.
According to Monterey County Sheriff spokesman Andres Rosas, Ira Ulyesses Bastian murdered George Smith, 67, and Eva Thompson, 79 in a Prunedale restaurant on Nov....
Two arrested on guns and ammo charges
A Watsonville man was arrested on the night of Feb. 26 after he tried to outrun Watsonville Police during a traffic stop.
When WPD made a traffic stop on East Lake Avenue, 31-year-old Jose Alberto Sanchez leapt from the car and fled on foot, WPD...
Over $30K in stolen bikes and tools recovered from illegal encampment
A man living in a homeless encampment in the Arana Gulch area was arrested Tuesday after he was found with illegal drugs, cash, police scanners and a passel of high-end stolen bikes totaling more than $30,000.
Joshua Morris, 35, was charged with grant theft, possession...
PVUSD to consider 150 layoffs
This story has been updated from an earlier version. Pajaro Valley Unified School District may lay off more than 150 employees to save...
