Group urging statewide adoption of childcare safety plan
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrest undocumented immigrants—there were more than 65,000 in custody as of Nov. 16, according to the website tracereports.org—their children are often left behind with no plan in place to care for them.
The Childcare Safety Plan Coalition (CSPC)—a...
FEMA center opens to assist Pajaro flood victims
WATSONVILLE—A disaster recovery center opened in downtown Watsonville on Friday to direct Pajaro flood victims to federal relief programs.
The center, operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is open daily (except April 9) from 9am to 7pm at Old City Hall, 250 Main St....
Watsonville man dies in Pescadero crash
A Watsonville man died late Thursday after the car he was riding in plunged off a cliff at Pescadero State Beach. The driver of the car was arrested shortly after the crash on suspicion of DUI, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Sophie Lu...
Photos: Watsonville High field renovation continues
The work at the Watsonville High School athletic field calls for an upgrade of the drainage system and replacement of the field surface. School officials are hoping for completion before graduation in early June.
Alleged sheriff’s sergeant killer waives preliminary hearing
SANTA CRUZ—The man who allegedly fatally shot Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben Lomond last year during a violent crime spree waived his preliminary hearing Monday in Santa Cruz County Superior Court.
The move means Steven Carrillo, who appeared in the courtroom...
Man driving in evacuated Santa Cruz mountains arrested on DUI, multiple weapons charges
BOULDER CREEK—A San Jose man was arrested early Friday on suspicion of DUI and multiple weapons violations after he reportedly drove past a “Road Closed” barrier in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The California Highway Patrol said Christopher Campbell, 44, was driving north on Highway 9...
Two crashes occur in two days in same location
A pair of crashes in two days knocked out power and tore down two utility poles a few hundred feet apart on Airport Boulevard.
The first crash occurred at 7:55am Sunday when a woman lost control of her SUV and smashed into a utility pole...
Three arrested in October 2021 Watsonville homicide
WATSONVILLE—Two minors and a 20-year-old man have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the October 2021 murder of 21-year-old Abel Ruiz.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said deputies arrested Juan Carlos Almaraz Rios and two other suspects, who are not being...
75-foot cell tower on Planning Commission agenda
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Planning Commission on Tuesday will make a decision on a proposed 75-foot cell tower on the 1400 block of Freedom Boulevard.
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (AT&T Wireless) under the proposal would rent space at Extra Space Storage, 1478 Freedom Blvd., to construct...
Watsonville native celebrates Bay Area premiere of play
On July 11, "Hold These Truths" will have its Bay Area premier at TheatreWorks Sillicon Valley.
Si Se Puede opens new 30-bed facility
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Watsonville, Encompass Community Services celebrated the opening of a new Si Se Puede behavioral health campus on Miles...
