Arrest made in October stabbing
Police arrested a Watsonville man Monday afternoon on suspicion of attempted homicide.
Three cars damaged in suspected hit-and-run crash
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run crash on East Beach Street in front of Watsonville High School early Sunday morning.
WPD Cpl. Collin Travers said a 2019 Honda Accord was traveling eastbound on East Beach Street at 5:45am. For unknown reasons the driver of...
Santa Cruz County jail system still free of Covid-19
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has released 93 people from its jail system since March 20, when county Health Officer Gail Newel imposed a series of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Of the 93 that were released,...
Watsonville city councilman takes indefinite leave of absence
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville City Councilman Aurelio Gonzalez will take an indefinite leave of absence from his duties because of a family emergency, he confirmed Tuesday.
Gonzalez said that he hopes to return to the City Council and the various boards and commissions on which he sits sometime...
Photo: PG&E truck overturns after hillside gives way
A large section of Valencia School Road in Aptos slid down a hillside, taking a PG&E utility truck along with it just past midnight on Thursday.
A 50-foot swath of asphalt road and earth gave way, making the road impassable.
California Highway Patrol officer...
Starlight Elementary unveils community teaching kitchen
WATSONVILLE—After years of cooking lessons conducted from push-carts wheeled into its classrooms, Starlight Elementary School on Wednesday unveiled a professional, state-of-the-art teaching kitchen created to imbue a knowledge of—and possibly a passion for—the culinary arts.
The facility is located adjacent to a garden, designed to...
Students test their skills in math, science and engineering
More than 300 students, grades six through 12 from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, converged at the Baskin Engineering building at UC Santa Cruz Saturday to compete in the annual Math, Engineering, Science Achievement preliminary competition.
Missing boy found safe
12-year-old Felipe Romero-Vega, was found safe Wednesday morning after going missing for several hours.
Santa Cruz County extends shelter-in-place through May 3
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County residents will have to stay home for at least another month.
County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel on Tuesday night extended the county’s shelter-in-place order through May 3.
The order, first enacted on March 17 to slow the spread of COVID-19,...
Letters to the Editor Oct 9-15
Medina a liability to the district
I want to address a critical concern regarding the PVUSD district’s liability with regard to workplace safety, and board...
