42 F
Watsonville
January 25, 2026

Multi-agency drug, gun bust

A Santa Clara County man was arrested Dec. 19 after a months-long narcotics trafficking investigation that spanned Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. Juan Basurto Jimenez, 54, was charged with possession of a controlled substance for sale, transportation of a controlled substance, illegal possession of...

Community briefs, Feb. 1, 2019

Community briefs, Feb. 1, 2019

Shots fired into home

Several shots were fired into a home on Sunday at East Beach and Blackburn streets, Watsonville Police said.

Roasting racks up $50K for inclusive park

Laughter filled the building as quip after quip, Supervisor Zach Friend sat through the stories, comic strips and one-liners “roasters” threw at him as part of Aptos/Capitola Rotary’s annual dinner Friday.

Photo: Murphy Road gets makeover

murphy road
Work continues on Murphy Road in Aromas where crews are resurfacing the heavily traveled corridor between Riverside and San Juan roads. The $1.4 million project is slated for completion by the end of November.

Santa Cruz police investigating county’s 3rd homicide of 2021

Santa Cruz homicide
SANTA CRUZ—A man died of multiple injuries early Sunday on Emeline Avenue at Highway 1. Around 6am Santa Cruz police were called to the 700 block of Emeline Avenue just under the Highway 1 overcrossing, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department. They found a...

Community briefs, Jan. 9: Mystery Readers Club meets

Community briefs, Jan. 9, 2018

Watsonville Police Department holds awards ceremony for outstanding employees

Dozens of law enforcement and emergency first responders gathered in the Watsonville City Council Chambers Wednesday for a promotional and award ceremony honoring Watsonville police and employees, and a county prosecutor. “The nature of our work requires us to be efficient, moving from call to...

Corralitos Woman’s Club welcomes Honor Flight president

At a recent Loma Prieta District meeting of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Corralitos chapter hosted Carl J. Stewart, president and co-founder of the Honor Flight Bay Area Foundation.

Grand reopening set for restored Capitola Wharf

The City of Capitola invites the public to a Grand Opening of the newly revitalized Capitola Wharf on Wednesday. “The event will take place at the end of Capitola Wharf, marking the completion of significant upgrades made possible through the Capitola Wharf Resiliency, Public Access...
7,695FansLike
4,949FollowersFollow
2,895FollowersFollow

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23–29

Passenger rail price estimates too high One can never convince  me that restoring the Santa Cruz Branch rail line for passenger rail would cost an...

Alliances in turmoil

Boys To Men