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WATSONVILLE — A routine car stop led to an important break and a recovery of a loaded gun for Watsonville Police Friday. Sgt. Juan Trujillo of the Watsonville Police Investigations Unit said officer Aaron Chavarria pulled over a maroon Mercedes Benz E320 just after 10...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Pajaro River Levee has received its first confirmed infusion of federal funding, which is expected to move forward long-awaited storm safety and flood prevention upgrades, Congressman Jimmy Panetta announced Tuesday.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan provides $1.8 million...

Johanna Miller FOOD: Taqueria Tepeque An unfortunate set of circumstances left me stranded in Capitola on Feb. 9 after high winds toppled wires onto both sides of Hwy. 1, shutting down the thoroughfare between there and Aptos. I had planned to shop at the Capitola Mall and...

ROYAL OAKS—A 63-year-old man died Thursday after he reportedly fell into a machine at Monterey Mushrooms on Maher Road in Royal Oaks, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is investigating the industrial accident. They said Jose Fierro...

PAJARO—The County of Monterey will hold a public meeting on Thursday at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Pajaro to gather input on a large proposed commercial development on the northeast outskirts of the small town. The planned development, known as the Miller Trust...

Yesterday I walked past a man reading a book on the sidewalk in downtown Watsonville. Curious, I stopped and asked him what he was reading. Annoyed, he looked up and yelled a bunch of things at me in a foreign language and then showed...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Senior Center is in the midst of an extensive, long-needed exterior facelift. New tables, chairs and other furniture now grace the community staple. A ramp compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act is in the works. And a new paint job and...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County health officials on Monday announced that a person who traveled to Seattle – and returned on a commercial flight in late February –  became the second confirmed case of coronavirus after a test on Sunday. The person, about whom health...

They’ve painted over 1,000 houses in Watsonville. Now the Hernandez father and sons company are on a roll, tackling a massive paint job for one of the most prominent historical homes in Watsonville, the 1901 Porter-Pista home on the corner of East Beach and...

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