Fifth annual Día de Muertos celebration returns Friday
WATSONVILLE—This Friday the Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) will present its Fifth Annual Día de Muertos celebration at Watsonville City Plaza.
The event will feature a screening of the Disney/Pixar animated movie “Coco,” as well as music, dance and artwork inspired by the traditional Mexican holiday,...
Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in Boulder Creek
BOULDER CREEK—The California Highway Patrol arrested a Boulder Creek man Tuesday following a lengthy investigation into a fatal vehicle crash two weeks ago in the same Santa Cruz Mountains town.
Cody McGhee, 31, was arrested in San Jose on suspicion of the hit-and-run death of...
Watsonville Hospital to get financial help
Watsonville Community Hospital is one of 17 medical facilities in California that will receive immediate multimillion-dollar financial assistance in the form of zero-interest loans from the State of California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the $300 million Distressed Hospital Loan Program. Locally, this includes...
Photo story: Handgun, stolen vehicle recovered in traffic stop
Watsonville Police process evidence Thursday night following a car stop on Hushbeck Street just after 7:30pm. While police managed to take the driver into custody, two people fled down Center Street on foot. Police found a handgun at the scene and recovered a stolen...
From up above | Photo Gallery
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Armed suspect shot, run over by San Jose Police officers
A man died Wednesday when he was run over by a San Jose Police officer following a crime spree that extended through two counties.
According to SJPD, the incident began just after 2pm where an armed suspect entered a car dealership, stole a green Corvette...
Watsonville power outage leaves thousands in the dark
More than 6,000 people in the Watsonville area are without power due to an outage likely caused by the wind and rain storm that ravaged Santa Cruz County on Saturday.
According to PG&E spokeswoman Angela Lombardi, heavy winds ranging from 40-70 miles per hour downed...
Man darts across highway, killed by car
A Watsonville man died Monday after he bolted into oncoming traffic on Highway 1 and was struck by a vehicle near 41st Avenue.
RTC looks to federal, state government to fill rail funding gap
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will seek funding from the state and federal government to support construction planning for a passenger...
