Juvenile whale washes ashore
A 29-foot juvenile humpback whale washed up at the shoreline at Manresa State Beach.
Cabrillo College Theatre Arts’ 'The Trojan Women' opens Nov. 2
“The Trojan Women” opens at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Nov. 2 and runs until Nov. 18, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
World Wetlands Day celebration set for Saturday
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees and native plants throughout Ramsay Park and along Watsonville Slough on Saturday for the 12th annual World Wetlands Day celebration.
Lengthy Salinas standoff ends, gunman killed
A nine-hour standoff with a barricaded gunman in Salinas ended Wednesday with the gunman being fatally shot after he reportedly shot a Monterey County Sheriff’s deputy.
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced Thursday that Sheriff’s Deputy Jesse Grant went to 29 Sun St.,...
Crews help clean up Corralitos Creek
About 30 people from various organizations formed a community cleanup Wednesday on a slice of private property on Airport Boulevard at Pajaro Lane.
Headed up by the office of Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, the crew got support from the County of Santa Cruz and the City...
Second phase of Atkinson Lane housing project takes shape
The new 80-unit housing development at 78 Atkinson Lane in Watsonville by MidPen Housing is moving skyward.
Situated between Atkinson Lane and Brewington Avenue, the development is the second phase of the nearby Pippin Orchards.
The project, part of a multiphase development plan approved some two...
Hundreds line up for Narcan distribution
On Monday afternoon, a call came over police radio that emergency workers have become all too familiar with: a man had overdosed on Fentanyl and was unconscious.
Watsonville Police found the man in an alley behind a shopping center. They quickly administered Narcan, a drug...
Arbor and patio enhances casa
Workers from Prime Landscaping of Santa Cruz install flagstones for a new patio at the front of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) facility on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.
Briefs: Elks raise funds to help children in need
More than $4.4 million has been contributed this year by members of Elks Lodges throughout California and Hawaii to be used in treating children with disabilities.
Warren Anderson, Exalted Ruler of Watsonville Lodge No. 1300 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, contributed $1,917.07...
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...
