Police: Man abused teen for three years
Watsonville Police on Thursday arrested a man suspected of sexually abusing a teenage girl.
Photo Gallery, July 19, 2019
A group of bikes enter turn 2, also known as "the hairpin" during the Motul FIM Superbike World Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. (Photo by Robert T. Higaki)
New Dientes clinic opens in Watsonville
Eight new dental chairs now await patients at a new Dientes Community Dental clinic following the organization’s grand opening celebration Wednesday evening.
More than 100 people attended the upbeat event that featured food and beverages, live music, clinic tours and words from Dientes officials and...
Free sun protection
Free hats were the order of the day Thursday thanks to the folks at American Hat Makers on Aviation Way during the 10th annual Hat Day in the Sun.
Christmas Eve fire displaces 20
Editor's note: This story was updated from a previous version.
WATSONVILLE—A fire at an apartment complex on Clifford Avenue late Christmas Eve displaced 20 people and severely damaged four adjoining units, Watsonville Fire Battalion Chief Kirt Vojvoda said.
According to Vojvoda, the blaze began at about...
Man expected to survive shooting on busy Soquel Drive
A man was shot Wednesday afternoon on Soquel Drive near Winkle Avenue at about 4:15pm at the Emerald Bay Apartments.
Lawsuit targets Harm Reduction Coalition
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A group of Santa Cruz residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Sacramento County Superior Court to stop the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County (HRC) from continuing its syringe services program.
Launched in 2018, the nonprofit HRC—and “harm reduction” programs in general—operate...
La ciudad ofrecerá subvenciones para pequeñas empresas
WATSONVILLE—El proceso de solicitud para las subvenciones de emergencia para pequeñas empresas de la Ciudad de Watsonville se inauguró Martes.
Con la ayuda de El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, la ciudad ofrecerá aproximadamente 50 subvenciones de hasta $2,000 a pequeñas empresas ubicadas dentro de los...
Man shot on Madison Street
WATSONVILLE—A man was shot in a brazen daylight attack on Madison Street on New Year’s Eve.
Watsonville Police Department Sgt. Henry Robles said the suspect, a man in his early 20s wearing black clothing, shot the male victim on the street around 4:30pm near the...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
