PHOTO: Supporting Jacob's Heart
The American Legion Riders Chapter 69 provided Santa Claus with a motorcycle and sled escort to Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services' Christmas Party on Dec. 9.
Restaurant owner, airport management in dispute over transition plan
WATSONVILLE—Ella’s at the Airport opened at Watsonville Municipal Airport in 2015, and since then has garnered a large following of customers.
Owner Ella King, who at the time also owned the popular Cafe Ella, took the building—closed for one year after the previous restaurant was...
PHOTO: Mole and mariachi
The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
Watsonville High gets new school resource officer
Arturo Rosas was strolling across the campus of Watsonville High School on Wednesday, greeting students and getting acquainted with his new position as school resource officer (SRO).
A SRO is tasked with providing a measure of security for schools, but is also there to serve...
Photo Gallery | Nov. 15, 2019
Do you have a recent photo you’d like to share? Send it to us for consideration by emailing it to [email protected] or mailing it to 21 Brennan St., Suite 14, Watsonville, CA 95076. Please include a brief description of the photo as well as the...
Nearly 3,000 lose power after explosion
Nearly 3,000 people in the Soquel area were without power Wednesday morning after an explosion and a fire in an underground utilities unit at about 9:40 a.m.
Carrillo pleads guilty to federal murder charges
SAN FRANCISCO—The Ben Lomond man who used a homemade assault rifle to kill a federal law enforcement officer outside an Oakland courthouse nearly two years ago pleaded guilty on Feb. 11 to the charges in Northern District Court in San Francisco.
Steven Carrillo, who formerly...
Watsonville Police investigating stabbing
Watsonville Police detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred Friday night on the 100 block of Rodriguez Street.
Watsonville flood victims to sue
On Dec. 31, heavy rains overwhelmed Corralitos and Salsipuedes creeks and sent floodwaters cascading into several neighborhoods in Watsonville and unincorporated South County.
Sonia Corrales was among hundreds whose lives were upended.
She says her home in the College Lake area was rendered uninhabitable, forcing her...
More than 11,000 go without power in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customers throughout South Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County lost power Friday.
According to PG&E’s website 11,609 customers lost power at 12:54 p.m. for an unknown reason.
The utility said it restored power for most customers at...
The Pajaronian’s Male Athlete of the Year: Jacob Jimenez
One of the most difficult situations for a young athlete is having to sit on the sidelines following a major injury.
Mostly because they are...
