Car stop leads to foot pursuit
WATSONVILLE—A man was arrested after reportedly running from Watsonville police following a car stop Monday afternoon in downtown Watsonville.
Master Officer Charles Bailey said he tried to stop the car around 12:30pm when the driver suddenly shot down East Lake Avenue and nearly crashed. After...
Man arrested for stabbing, attempted carjacking
A man was stabbed at a car wash on Main Street before 9 a.m. Monday morning in a failed carjacking attempt.
County Supervisors approve plan for opioid settlement funds
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to use money from a recent successful lawsuit against the opioid industry to fund programs that will help people addicted to opioid-based drugs.
In all, the county expects to receive $26 million over...
PV Health Trust to purchase Watsonville Community Hospital
The Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust announced Thursday that it will purchase Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) from current owner, Quorum Health.
Boys To Men
On Jan. 28, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education and Monarch Services will co-present the film “The Mask You Live In,” a documentary film that explores how boys and young men navigate a society that often demands an unrealistic ideal of masculinity.
The screening...
Photo story: Water distribution project progressing
Water fills the newly constructed sentiment drying beds on Holohan Road Wednesday as part of the College Lake Pipeline Project, which was designed to develop College Lake as a new water supply for the Pajaro Valley.
Six miles of 30-inch water main will transport treated...
Touring the west by bike
As a slight sprinkle started to dampen the streets of Watsonville Friday afternoon, Felix Hindahl rolled into Watsonville Plaza on a bicycle laden with panniers, handlebar bags, electronics and other gear.
That—and the 20-year-old Hanover, Germany native’s bicycling attire—spoke of someone serious about long road...
Evacuation center at Lakeview Middle School opens
WATSONVILLE—An additional evacuation center for Santa Cruz County residents fleeing the CZU August Lightning Complex fires opened Friday night at Lakeview Middle School in Watsonville.
The center is a partnership between the County of Santa Cruz, the City of Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley Unified...
Queer Youth Leadership Awards approaching
The Queer Youth Leadership Awards (QYLA) has, in the decades since its inception, honored young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people (LGBTQ+) whose...
