Open Streets returns to Watsonville
Open Streets Watsonville returns on Sunday, on Brennan/Union Street between Callaghan Park and the City Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fleeing felon causes seven-vehicle crash
A Watsonville man suspected of several armed robberies was arrested Friday after a dramatic chase that ended with a crash involving seven vehicles on San Andreas Road.
Watsonville acquires vacant ‘nuisance’ property
The vacant 2.75-acre property on Airport Boulevard across from the Freedom Centre shopping plaza has long been the site of a homeless encampment that troubled residents and plagued city officials, who struggled to balance helping unhoused residents with protecting the land from the impacts...
Pajaro Valley Pride march, celebration returns Sunday
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Pride (PVP) will hold its annual in-person march and celebration Sunday at the Watsonville YWCA, for the first time since 2019.
PVP, an organization aiming to support South Santa Cruz County’s LGBTQ+ community, had been holding Pride events in Watsonville since 2016. Throughout...
Police respond to stabbing | About Town
Emergency officials dealt with a man Monday after he pulled a Watsonville Police officer over on Harkins Slough Road and told him that he had been stabbed. Read more at https://pajaronian.com/watsonville-stabbing-victim-taken-to-trauma-center/.
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Sex crime suspect coached at Rolling Hills Middle, Pajaro Valley High schools
A Watsonville youth sports coach has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy two years ago.
Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said Humberto Reyes-Palacios, 24, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in Capitola.
Detectives initially served a search warrant at his residence...
Police trying to ID dead woman
The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public to identify a woman whose body was found on Cowell’s Beach in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Aptos library begins new chapter
The newly rebuilt Aptos Library will open to the pubic on Sunday, Feb. 4
Photographer documents California Indigenous groups
Local photographer and documentarian Kirti Bassendine will present her latest exhibition, “Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California's South Coast Range,” from Aug. 17-27 at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
The project showcases photography and short films of elders and culture-bearers from tribal nations,...
Teen cancer survivor’s challenge earns $50K for Jacob’s Heart
A 16-year-old cancer survivor has become a philanthropist.
Aptos steamrolls in lopsided win over Alvarez | High school football...
The Aptos High football team saw nine different players record one touchdown en route to a 60-7 crushing victory over Alvarez High in nonleague...
