Photo: Older adults pick up sweet treat at Senior Center
Two women pick up their free ice cream from Older Adults Services Supervisor Katie Nuñez at the Watsonville Senior Center during the first-ever Drive-Thru Ice Cream Social on Saturday. Roughly 90 older adults cruised through E. 5th Street center to claim their free treat.Â
Sheriff’s Office: Look out for scammers posing as officials
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to beware of a scam in which someone pretending to be a sheriff’s employee asks for payment for non-existent infractions.
The department has received several complaints over the past two weeks about someone claiming to be...
Santa Cruz police seeking ‘Winnie the Pooh Bandit’
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a suspect who wore a distinctive Winnie the Pooh sweatshirt while allegedly committing a burglary at the Costco store in Santa Cruz in March.
In addition, the man is wanted for...
Arrest made in Pajaro double homicide
Sergio Carranza Ramos, the man suspected of killing two people early Tuesday morning at a Pajaro bar, turned himself in that night at Watsonville Police Department.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office released two photos of Ramos, who lives in Watsonville, a description of his vehicle...
Rare bird is big draw at Rio Del Mar beach
Bird enthusiasts got a dramatic treat at the year’s end when an extremely rare black-headed gull dropped by Rio Del Mar State Beach.
While common in Asian countries and along the Eastern U.S. coast, the gull, largely white, with red legs, red bill and a...
Motorcyclist dies in solo crash
A man died after he crashed his motorcycle into a utility pole on Lewis Road Monday afternoon.
Widespread opium fields cut down
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced recently that they located and eradicated seven opium poppy growing operations in Monterey County.
PHOTO: Police serve search warrant on Cereze Street
Watsonville Police are joined by other law agencies in serving a search warrant just after 6am Friday at a home on the 500 block of Cereze Street, just off of Bridge Street. The move was part of an ongoing investigation, according to Watsonville Police...
Watsonville’s Jillian Lerma delivers win over Palma in walk-off fashion |...
Watsonville senior Jillian Lerma delivered a walk-off RBI single in the Wildcatz’s 2-1 win over Palma in extra innings in Pacific Coast Athletic League...
