Watsonville mural project nears end
Work is underway to complete the 10th and final phase of the five-year Watsonville Brillante mosaic downtown art project that is splashed across the otherwise dull concrete walls of the six-floor parking garage on Rodriguez Street.
A ribbon-cutting street party is now set for Oct....
Watsonville native, ‘raw talent’ actor, hits the big-time
Watsonville High graduate Sedrick Cabrera never planned on being an actor.
He described himself in high school as a “three-sport athlete” who was considered by his teachers to be “a little too social at times.” He constantly brushed aside stage teacher David Scott’s entreaties to...
Five arrested in strong-arm robbery
Santa Cruz Police detectives have arrested five suspects who allegedly participated in a June 23 robbery in which a victim was assaulted and shot, SCPD spokeswoman Joyce Blaschke said Monday.
Suspected cop killer arrested in Bakersfield
Police in Bakersfield on Friday arrested a man suspected of gunning down a Newman, Calif. police officer during a traffic stop on the day after Christmas.
Former R-P editor’s fifth mystery a wrongful conviction story
For years, former Register-Pajaronian editor Mike Wallace has been fascinated by wrongful conviction cases and has been compiling news stories on them. Now he’s put that interest to work in his fifth mystery novel, a wrongful-conviction story titled “I Scarce Can Die.”
CALSTAR to open new base in Santa Cruz County
CALSTAR Air Medical Services, which operates air ambulances throughout Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, and Monterey counties, plans to establish a new air medical base in Santa Cruz County.
Watsonville man wins Drive for Schools drawing
Drive for Schools raised $702,000 for local schools this year.
A.J. Gonzalez case moved to February
The case of an accused child killer was postponed in Superior Court in Santa Cruz Tuesday morning.
Bill H.R. 4696 would provide pathway to citizenship
Martin Rubalcava came to the U.S. in 1979 from Mexico, and before he earned his citizenship constantly worried about getting rounded up by immigration...