Police search for man who fled traffic stop
Watsonville police are looking for a man who fled a traffic stop in the 500 block of Auto Center Drive at about 2:30 p.m. today.
PHOTO: Vehicle sheers utility pole on Freedom Boulevard
A tow truck operator from Auto Care Towing prepares to haul a Honda Accord away after the driver crashed through a utility pole (left) on the 2100 block of Freedom Boulevard Tuesday morning. Watsonville Police traffic officer Corey Johnston said a male driver of...
A sign of the times
Every year, high school seniors muddle through onerous applications in hopes of attending universities throughout the U.S.
De Serpa clinches Second District Supervisor seat
Kim De Serpa has held her seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees for more than a decade. In her full-time professional life she serves as social services manager for Salinas valley Memorial Healthcare System.
Now, she says she is ready...
PHOTOS: Spirit of Watsonville Fourth of July Parade celebrates the stars and stripes
With a theme of Stars, Stripes and Strawberries, the Spirit of Watsonville Fourth of July Parade rolled along Main Street on Tuesday to the Watsonville Main Branch of the Post Office.
Supervisors to consider fate to Redman-Hirahara House in August
Few would question the assertion that the 128-year-old Redman-Hirahara House is showing its age.
Languishing in a parcel on the outskirts of Watsonville and visible from Highway 1, it has withstood wet winters, driving rain, scorching summers and, no doubt, inhabitation by multiple species of...
Fully restored Castro Adobe ready for visitors
It was 17 years ago that a group of volunteers began to restore the Rancho San Andreas Castro Adobe, a structure whose endurance over its 176-year lifespan helps paint a picture of California history.
Now fully restored and equipped with interpretative displays, touchable exhibits and...
Small businesses look to holiday shoppers for support
WATSONVILLE—On Nov. 28, Watsonville joined the annual nationwide shopping movement known as Small Business Saturday, which aims to encourage shoppers to support businesses in their community. The event had a number of small stores at the East Lake Village Shopping Center opening for special...
Group urging statewide adoption of childcare safety plan
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrest undocumented immigrants—there were more than 65,000 in custody as of Nov. 16, according to the website tracereports.org—their children are often left behind with no plan in place to care for them.
The Childcare Safety Plan Coalition (CSPC)—a...
