Premiere Raspberries ordered to honor union contract
The California Agricultural Labor Relations Board (CARB) on Aug. 29 ordered Watsonville-based Premiere Raspberries LLC to honor a contract approved by its workers, ending a yearlong dispute and setting the employees up for salary and benefits increases.
Mexican Independence Day to be celebrated at annual festival
Fiestas Patrias will sponsor its annual community festival, Mexican Independence Day, on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get ready for the 4th Annual Burrito Bash
4th Annual Burrito Bash! Saturday, September 29, 2019 11:00am-6:00pm. A day of live music, a car show, food, activities, jalapeno eating contest, brews and burritos!
WPD officer awarded for recovering 12 stolen vehicles in five months
Watsonville Police Officer Alex Zamora received an award Thursday for recovering 12 stolen cars, three of which were occupied.
Swallows’ nests a joy, headache at PV High
The annual return of the cliff swallows to the Watsonville area can be a treat for bird enthusiasts, who marvel at their ability to migrate from as far away as Argentina, and then cobble their nests from thousands of beakfuls of mud on cliffs and buildings.
Sheriff’s office seeking missing man
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a man who has gone missing in the Watsonville area, and says his disappearance is suspicious.
PHOTO: No injuries in 3-vehicle crash
No injuries were reported in a three-vehicle crash just past noon Tuesday on Kearney Street in Watsonville.
Pair arrested for stolen vehicle after picking up runaway girl
A Watsonville man and a 16-year-old boy in a stolen vehicle picked up a 12-year-old girl who ran away from a group home on Monday, and were arrested when they brought her back, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland.
Man dies in Amesti Road crash
Sometime between Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a Watsonville man died in a solo-vehicle crash on the 200 block of Amesti Road.
Man stabbed multiple times in street fight
Watsonville Police detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred during a large street fight early Sunday morning, Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said Monday.
Man and daughter die at Garrapata State Beach
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man and his 7-year old daughter died at Garrapata State Beach Nov. 14 after being swept...


















