GPS tracking chip leads to 25 stolen bikes
A man whose E-bike was stolen recently tracked it down to a Watsonvlle residence using a GPS device he had planted.
He called police to help him get the bike back, and when they entered they found a total of 25 stolen bikes.
Watsonville Police spokeswoman...
Serial DUI offender sentenced to 20 years for fatal collision
SANTA CRUZ—A Watsonville man already on probation for two DUI convictions was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for striking and killing a woman while driving drunk one year ago, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced.
Alejandro Rocha Fernandez, 28, was drinking...
Photo story: heavy winds batter region
A crew from Pacific Gas & Electric monitor traffic flow along Rodeo Gulch Road in Soquel Saturday where five trees fell across the roadway and power lines during heavy weather. Emergency officials have been responding to numerous reports of trees and limbs crashing into...
Update: SC Police investigate 3 shootings in less than a week
The Santa Cruz Police Department is looking into three separate shooting incidents between July31 and Tuesday night.
Watsonville Film Festival to celebrate Latino directors, stories
WATSONVILLE—In 1976, film directors Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz released “Chulas Fronteras” (Beautiful Borders), a documentary highlighting Mexican-American musicians who called the Texas-Mexican border home. The film was eventually selected by The Library Of Congress and added to the National Film Registry list.
A newly...
Communities participate in Santa Cruz Bike Month
A group of young people gathered Wednesday in front of the Community Bike Collective (CBC) in Watsonville to learn how to change a bicycle tire.
Participants in CBC’s Summer Bike Camp, they were preparing for a trip to Wilder Ranch State Park later that day....
BLM mural vandal arrested
Santa Cruz Police arrested a man Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter public mural on Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz last summer.
Taj Blum, 49, was charged with felony vandalism. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $5,000...
County remembers 58 homeless who died in 2019
SANTA CRUZ—For two decades, Santa Cruz County has held a ceremony to remember the homeless people who died during the year.
The annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day has long been a somber occasion, often marked by stories of the deceased people. Too often, it is...
Cabrillo unveils new mural at community celebration in Aptos
APTOS—Cabrillo College’s Aptos campus came alive Tuesday evening as the community celebrated the installation of a new mural designed by Watsonville artist Francisco Alonso.
The event drew scores of dignitaries and representatives from Cabrillo, local governments and arts organizations, as well as everyday residents from...
St. Francis, Watsonville to meet for PCAL season opener | High...
St. Francis is hosting Watsonville this weekend for the anticipated start of Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North play.
The crosstown rivals will square off...
