PHOTOS: Spirit of Watsonville Fourth of July Parade celebrates the stars and stripes
With a theme of Stars, Stripes and Strawberries, the Spirit of Watsonville Fourth of July Parade rolled along Main Street on Tuesday to the Watsonville Main Branch of the Post Office.
Watsonville issues mandatory evacuation orders for flood prone neighborhoods
WATSONVILLE—Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for Watsonville neighborhoods with a high risk of flooding during this Wednesday’s storm, which is said to hit the region early tomorrow morning.
City officials urge residents who live within this map's blue-shaded area to evacuate tonight. Choosing not...
Street racing suspect found with drugs
An 18-year-old man was arrested late Tuesday after Watsonville Police caught him street racing.
Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for WPD, said a night shift officer was patrolling on the 500 block on Main Street when he spotted two cars racing. He was able to catch up...
PHOTO: Warriors, Kaiser Permanente pitch in at Second Harvest
Members from the Santa Cruz Warriors and Kaiser Permanente doctors joined forces with staff at Second Harvest Food Bank Tuesday morning in Watsonville to bag food for their third such event to help area families in need. The food is supported by Kaiser Permanente...
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...
Q&A: ‘Alice By Heart’ director describes passion for theater
The community is invited to see “Alice By Heart” at the Mello Center, which kicked off Nov. 24, and continues its run Dec. 2 at 7:30pm and Dec. 3 at 2pm.
This free, open-to-the-public performance is among the first productions of “Alice By Heart” outside...
Teen arrested in Capitola stabbing attack
CAPITOLA—Capitola Police on Tuesday arrested a Soquel High School student suspected of an off-campus stabbing attack that took place one day earlier on Wharf Road.
According to Det. Sgt. Leo Moreno, police responded to the 1800 block of Wharf Road at about 4:40pm for a...
Ceiba school hopes to make its Watsonville location permanent
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will decide whether to grant a special use permit, a zoning change and a general plan amendment that would allow Ceiba College Preparatory Academy to remain at its Locust Street location permanently.
If the Council votes no, it could...
Man shot, killed in Pajaro River bed
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Pajaro riverbed.
Ashley Keehn, spokeswoman for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, said the victim has been identified as John Michael Peña, 41.
Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for Watsonville Police, said detectives were called to the scene of...
Scotts Valley’s Lauren Ohlsson captures SCCAL championship | Girls golf
As the sun was setting down along the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday afternoon, Scotts Valley senior Lauren Ohlsson was prepping her Thoroughbred horse Bones...
