WPD recovers 2 loaded guns, arrests teen
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police arrested a teen male and recovered two loaded handguns Tuesday evening after responding to a report of a group of teenagers smoking and drinking at a park in a quiet suburb.
Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said police got a call about...
Construction begins on Slough Connector Trail Project
WATSONVILLE—The first phase of the Watsonville Slough Connector Trail Project at Ramsay Park kicked off Monday, with construction expected to run through the end of November.
Granite Construction has teamed up with the city to complete the project, which will establish and enhance trails through...
Rose garden volunteers prepare as county fair approaches
Tucked away toward the back of the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, between the horse arenas and livestock barns, is a small rose garden that often goes unnoticed by many attending the annual fair.
Run by the Monterey Bay Rose Society (MBRS) since 2009, the garden...
Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in Watsonville shooting
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for a Watsonville man they believe fired multiple shots from a handgun into a car on Aug. 16 in Watsonville.
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Keehn said investigators believe 38-year-old David Setterberg of Watsonville shot...
Police: Man shattered WPD office window with rock
WATSONVILLE—​​A man who police say caused thousands of dollars in damage at Watsonville Police Department was arrested Tuesday.
Police say Eduardo Nava, 42, chucked a large rock through an office window where officers were meeting Tuesday morning.
“The officers rushed out of the office towards the...
Santa Cruz County reports 210th Covid-19 death
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County on Wednesday announced that a man in his 60s died from Covid-19 on Aug. 15.
County spokesman Jason Hoppin said that the man was unvaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
The death was the 210th in Santa Cruz County attributable to...
Skillicorn BBQ returns to fundraise for local boy scouts
WATSONVILLE—The annual Skillicorn BBQ, a fundraiser to support Boy Scouts of America programming in South County, will return to the Corralitos Padres Hall on Sept. 8.
The event has been held for decades. Last year it was canceled due to the pandemic, though it still...
County mandates Covid vaccine or weekly testing for its employees
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to require all of 2,400 County employees to either take the Covid-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing.
Employees who refuse both risk termination, or being put on leave without...
City Council trades barbs over mayor’s proposed conference attendance
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council returned from its summer recess with a heated verbal scuffle between mayor Jimmy Dutra and councilman Lowell Hurst over the former’s proposed trip to a conference in Southern California.
Dutra at Tuesday’s meeting was asking his peers to approve using $1,134.05...
Watsonville police arrest 2 in drugs, weapons bust
WATSONVILLE—A man and a teen were arrested Tuesday morning after police found a quarter kilo of cocaine with a street value of about $17,000, a knife and an untraceable handgun while serving a search warrant on the 100 block of Mañana Lane.
During a traffic...
Public defenders plan April 23 protest over caseloads, funding gaps
Public defenders in Santa Cruz County will join colleagues across California and the nation April 23 in a coordinated protest highlighting what they describe...
