Truck plunges into creek in Watsonville
END OVER END Tow operators from Chaz Towing work on a plan to haul a GMC Sierra pickup out of Corralitos Creek on July 17. The California Highway Patrol said a Watsonville man was driving eastbound on East Lake Avenue just south of...
Watsonville Police: suspect had ghost gun in stolen truck
Police on Sunday were looking for a man who escaped after leading them on a vehicle pursuit in a stolen pickup and a foot chase in Watsonville.
The incident began at Main Street at Freedom Boulevard around 10:30am when Watsonville Police Capt. Jarrod Pisturino spotted...
Paving project to close lanes in Hwy 152
Starting Monday, Aug. 15, motorists will encounter multiple lane closures in Watsonville on Main Street and East Lake Avenue (Highway 152). The work is a multi-tiered project.
On Monday the eastbound, right lane will be closed on Main Street from Ramsay Park to Auto Center...
Annual Obon festival set for Sunday
The annual Obon Festival will take place July 21 at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple.
Open to the public, the event will include entertainment, a vendor’s market, childrens’ games and an array of traditional foods.
The festival culminates in a dance, known as Bon-Odori, which participants practice...
County to mull ban on filtered cigarettes
In the decade between 2013-23, volunteers and nonprofits picked up 439,358 cigarette butts from Santa Cruz County’s beaches and natural areas, accounting for a quarter of all litter found here.
That’s according to Save Our Shores (SOS), a Santa Cruz-based nonprofit that works to support...
Gas pipeline rupture stalls city
Riverside Drive was closed to traffic and two homes were evacuated Wednesday afternoon between Union Street and Marchant Street after construction crews ruptured a natural gas line.
Watsonville Fire officials said the pipeline break was reported at 2:29pm in a section of the road that...
Fireworks seizure the largest in Watsonville history
Watsonville police arrested two men on July 3 after they were found with more than 4,500 pounds of illegal fireworks.
The bust is the largest in Watsonville Police history, and the biggest on the Central Coast this year, police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
Luis Martinez and...
Watsonville firefighters quickly quell fire
A fast moving brush fire charged up a steep hillside on South Green Valley Rd. Near Melwood Way Friday just past noon. Watsonville Div. Chief Corey Schaefer said the blaze torched about 75 feet of a 6 foot wood fence and came within about...
Aptos All-Stars blanks Los Altos to capture Section 5 championship |...
Aptos All-Stars pitchers Kiran Yager and Miles Lee combined their forces to put on a performance of a lifetime in a 9-0 win against...
