Watsonville police investigating two homicides
UPDATE (12:57am, 10/25)
Watsonville police say a third man was shot before midnight Saturday on Blackbird Circle behind Ramsay Park—a short walk from the scene of the night’s second homicide.
The victim was in critical condition, Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
It is unclear if...
Salud Para La Gente receives $25K donation
Sister Julie Hyer, OP, former CEO of Dominican Hospital for more than 22 years, and former CEO of Salud Para La Gente for two and a half years, delivered a donation of $25,000 on Feb. 28 to Salud on behalf of Lifeguard Charitable Fund to support oral health for children and their families.
WPD officer dies following 29-year career
Retired Watsonville Police Officer Kraig Kliewer, who retired in July following a 29-year career, died Tuesday.
“It is with a heavy heart that we inform you about the passing of retired Watsonville Police Officer Kraig Kliewer,” said Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for WPD. “He passed away...
Man killed in recent shooting at Pajaro levee identified
WATSONVILLE—The man who died Feb. 22 after being shot nine days earlier on the Pajaro River levee has been identified as Daniel Godinez, 46, a homeless man from Watsonville, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said Wednesday.
Godinez was shot at least twice on Feb....
PV trustees approve evaluation tool, superintendent contract
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to use a specialized assessment tool to help teachers better focus their math lessons where students need it.
PVUSD Trustees discuss proposed district alterations
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 19 took its first look at the ways the district’s boundaries could be redrawn during the decennial redistricting process.
During redistricting, jurisdictions use the recent census to see how their populations have grown over...
Federal education funding shift could mean $3M loss, upend two Cabrillo College programs
Two programs at Cabrillo College are at risk after the federal government announced major funding shifts away from schools that serve minority students.
When U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Sept. 10 announced that the Department of Education is ending discretionary funding to Hispanic-serving...
Local markets help fill the Thanksgiving list
The staff at Freedom Meat Lockers and Corralitos Market and Sausage Company are in high production mode as they prepare for Thanksgiving.
Dave Peterson, president of Corralitos Market at 569 Corralitos Road, said he has 450 smoked turkeys on deck, on top of their in-house...
Nuñez wins Santa Cruz County supervisor race
Tony Nuñez will be the next Santa Cruz County Supervisor representing the 4th District after final election results certified Friday showed he secured an...
