Watsonville High locked down after gun seen
WATSONVILLE—A 14-year-old Watsonville High School student was arrested Monday after police found him with a weapon that turned out to be a BB gun, City of Watsonville spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
The school was briefly locked down after someone reported seeing a person with a...
County’s anti-crime team arrests two for guns, drugs
SANTA CRUZ—Two Santa Cruz men were arrested March 12 during a traffic stop after police found them in possession of guns, open containers of alcohol and illegal drugs.
Clyde Ortega, 28, and Mauricio Morales, 22, were charged with a variety of weapons and narcotic crimes....
Watsonville celebrates World Wetlands Day
WATSONVILLE—Scores of volunteers flowed into the area of upper Struve Slough early Saturday morning to participate in World Wetlands Day.
The international celebration, now in its 12th year, aims to raise awareness of the importance of wetlands and commemorates the signing of the Convention on...
City using federal funds to help community through COVID-19 crisis
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville will use a little more than half a million dollars of federal funding to bolster the community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The City will dish $200,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County to support its county-wide efforts during...
Digital NEST commemorates 5 years
WATSONVILLE—Jenna Rodriguez has only worked for Digital NEST for about a month, but she says it feels like she’s been a part of the organization for much longer.
“I actually went to first birthday event,” she said. “It was small and intimate, and it...
City asks council to deem Kmart property a public nuisance
WATSONVILLE—City of Watsonville staff at Tuesday’s meeting will ask the Watsonville City Council to declare the vacant Kmart property a public nuisance, citing “illegal camping, lack of sanitation, inoperable or abandoned vehicles, excessive noise,” and a “violation of the City’s zoning laws.”
If the City...
Pair of quakes roll through Central Coast, Bay Area
HOLLISTER — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Central Coast this afternoon, just two days shy of the 30th anniversary of the infamous Loma Prieta earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989.
The quake hit at 12:43 p.m. near Tres Pinos and Hollister. Residents from Salinas to King City...
Poetry event highlighting writers of color stopped after ‘Zoombombing’
WATSONVILLE—A virtual event created to highlight writers of color was canceled on Nov. 11 after a group of anonymous attackers logged on to their Zoom meeting, and then shouted racial and homophobic slurs and broadcast pornographic images.
Such an attack is known as a Zoombombing,...
Woman struck by vehicle on Green Valley Road
WATSONVILLE—A woman suffered major injuries Monday when she was struck by a vehicle as she walked on Green Valley Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Jessica Madueño said.
According to Madueño, the woman was walking in the eastbound lane of Green Valley Road just east of...
Sharks’ past paves way for their future
WATSONVILLE—Givonni Garcia had a passion for history and laws as a young child. He also enjoyed arguing.
“I loved arguing,” he said.
That love has only grown over the years. His dreams have too.
Garcia is one of St. Francis High School’s valedictorians for the graduating class...
Gun found at Aptos High tied to ‘off-campus incident,’ authorities say
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s investigators believe a firearm found on the Aptos High School campus this week is likely tied to an incident that...
