Volunteers target trash in Watsonville
More than 50 people from Pacific Gas & Electric, Watsonville Works and other groups hit the streets of Watsonville Thursday morning with a single target in mind: trash.
The three-hour community cleanup, headed up by Ramon Gomez, chief of staff for Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, fanned...
PHOTO: Knights of Columbus donates to Hope Services
Fred Martinez, on behalf of the Knights of Columbus Council 11804 in Watsonville, passes a check for $1,422.65 to Mauna Loa Morris, program manager of Hope Services, last week. Hope Services serves children and adults with developmental disabilities. The Knights of Columbus’ 15,900 councils...
New ordinnce would ban sale of filtered cigarettes
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that will, in a little more than two years, ban the sale of filtered cigarettes in unincorporated areas of the county.
The Supervisors will hear a second reading and final adoption on...
AIDS/LifeCycle reaches finish line after 31 years
Just over three decades ago, a group of people set out on a 545-mile bicycle journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a weeklong trek that took them along rugged coastlines, through verdant agricultural fields and along vast stretches of highway.
Then called the California...
PHOTO: Gas leak closes neighborhood
Watsonville firefighters keep a close watch on a natural gas leak at a home on the 100 block of Faith Drive Friday.
Deputies seeking man who hugged girl
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who allegedly hugged an 11-year-old girl in a Soquel store Saturday morning.
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Juvenile suspect arrested in teen’s death
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office have announced the arrest of a juvenile suspect in the shooting death of 18-year-old Adrian Puga during an illegal street takeover in Prunedale.
Sheriff Tina Nieto made the announcement at a press conference Friday that the arrest was made in...
PHOTO: Arts Council hosts mixer in downtown Watsonville
Mireya Gomez-Contreras (upper left, speaking), deputy director of the Arts Council Santa Cruz County, welcomes guests and dignitaries to a meet and greet mixer March 2 put on by the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture at the Watsonville Center for the Arts....
Watsonville boys’ soccer battle in scoreless draw against Gonzales | Weeklys...
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team clinched at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division title following a 0-0 draw...
