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Watsonville Police detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred during a large street fight early Sunday morning, Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said Monday.

Ever since the countywide shelter-in-place order was put into effect in mid-March, Watsonville restaurants, coffeeshops and other establishments have been navigating a new frontier. While many closed their doors, others jumped head-first into the world of take-out and delivery. Now, as restrictions begin to loosen...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A parking lot at Cabrillo College’s lower Aptos campus was abuzz with activity Thursday as Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County kicked off its 2021 Holiday Food & Fund Drive. Community and educational leaders, elected officials, business owners and more attended the...

The Watsonville Planning Commission gave its recommendation Tuesday to amend a city ordinance in response to federal law on wireless facilities.

WATSONVILLE—Throughout the pandemic, Watsonville-based organization Arte del Corazón has been staging open-air art shows to showcase local artists.  The idea for the shows came from Monica Galvan, who has teamed up with other artists and performers to plan events at Romo Park on Main Street,...

The Watsonville City Council will stop allowing virtual comments during its public meetings for the rest of the year after it received two anonymous calls filled with racist language and expletives during the Oct. 24 meeting. Both were from anonymous callers, one insulting Jewish people...

WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Jennifer Schacher, who has held the Trustee Area 5 seat since she was elected in 2018, has closed the gap between herself and opponent Olivia Flores since early returns began to come in Tuesday night. Flores is ahead by...

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on Tuesday arrested a Watsonville man for a fatal shooting near Ramsay Park from last year. Julio Sanchez, 22, has been charged with murder. He was already in custody in Santa Cruz County Jail for vehicle theft and other charges. He is being...

A San Jose woman died on Carlton Road Monday when her motorcycle collided with a big rig at the corner of Thompson Road around 3:30pm.  California Highway Patrol Sgt. Robert Padilla said the woman was traveling southbound on Carlton Road on a 2023 Honda CBR600RR...

Michelle Pulido of the Watsonville Police Department said the first police to arrive at the older style, two-story home found three people who were suffering from gunshot wounds.