‘Freedom Weekend’ takes aim at human trafficking
                    A full slate of events is planned for Sept. 15-17 as part of “Freedom Weekend” at Corralitos Community Church, an annual look at the global problem of human trafficking.                
                
            PHOTO: Mole and mariachi
                    The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.                
                
            Community briefs, Sept. 12: Local jurisdictions recognized for energy efficiency
                    Community briefs, Sept. 12, 2017                
                
            Police nab arson suspect
                    Watsonville Police are crediting social media with helping them nab a 16-year-old arson suspect who allegedly started a fire at Starlight Elementary School on Aug. 27.                
                
            Community briefs, Sept. 9: Bilingual courses beginning Monday for business owners
                    Community briefs, Sept. 9, 2017                
                
            Two arrested for guns, two pounds of meth
                    Two Watsonville men were arrested during a traffic stop Thursday after police found a “substantial” amount of methamphetamine and guns in their vehicle, Watsonville Police Cpl. Rudy Lopez said Friday.
                
                
            PHOTO: Fire breaks out at former rail station
                    Particle board now covers a burned out section of a wall at the former Watsonville Station on Walker Street at West Lake Avenue where a fire broke out late Tuesday.                 
                
            Heritage Trees dwindling
                    Thousands of heritage trees have been cut down in the county since 2000, according to the Sierra Club of Santa Cruz County.                 
                
            Shark found near East Cliff
                    A juvenile Great White Shark was found washed up on a Santa Cruz beach near 26th Avenue recently.                 
                
            Trump rescinding DACA program protecting young immigrants
                    President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared the Obama administration's program "an unconstitutional exercise of authority" that must be revoked.                
                
            Watsonville Police Department holds awards ceremony for outstanding employees
                
Dozens of law enforcement and emergency first responders gathered in the Watsonville City Council Chambers Wednesday for a promotional and award ceremony honoring Watsonville...            
            
        

















