Police: No major issues on Fourth of July
Watsonville Police released its statistics Thursday for the Fourth of July holiday, which show a dip in calls for service compared to the previous year.
First image selected for ‘Watsonville Brillante’
“Strawberry Picker,” a black and white work from Watsonville native Juan Fuentes that depicts a Latinx fieldworker shadowed by an indigenous ancestor, received unanimous approval from the commission at the public meeting.
Organic farming in focus
Local organic farming and the healthy foods that come from them took center stage June 16 at the first ever Día de Esperanza Community Festival.
The event, put on by 40 volunteers and drew around 300 people, was staged across the rolling slopes of Esperanza...
City, district pass plan for street improvements
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved the Safe Routes to Schools plan, a 472-page document that outlines numerous potential pedestrian and traffic safety projects at 15 Watsonville schools.
Also known as the Complete Streets to School Planning Project,...
Pajaro Valley Arts names new director
Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) Board of Directors has chosen Miriam Anton as their new Executive Director.
Anton comes on board as the gallery gears up for the next decade of growth and transformation in their new space at the Porter Building in downtown Watsonville, the...
Photo story: Morning rollover near Target store
MEDICAL EMERGENCY Watsonville firefighters deal with a solo-vehicle rollover on Thursday, where an SUV barrel-rolled down a hillside on Main Street. Watsonville City spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said a man driving a Mazda SUV appears to have had a medical emergency while driving past the...
FBI investigates Aptos man with ties to Giuliani
APTOS—The FBI on June 22 was at the Aptos home of a man with ties to New York attorney Rudy Giuliani for a “court-authorized law enforcement activity,” the FBI confirmed Monday.
An FBI spokesperson declined to comment further on the investigation into George Dickson III...
Two arrested on guns and ammo charges
A Watsonville man was arrested on the night of Feb. 26 after he tried to outrun Watsonville Police during a traffic stop.
When WPD made a traffic stop on East Lake Avenue, 31-year-old Jose Alberto Sanchez leapt from the car and fled on foot, WPD...
Powerful storms clobber Central Coast
A string of strong winter storms slammed the Central Coast over the past several days, toppling power and communication lines, knocking down scores of...
