PHOTO: Oktoberfest Santa Cruz returns
Watsonville-based German polka band The Thirsty Nine will once again perform at Oktoberfest Santa Cruz on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 801 High St. in Santa Cruz.
Builders to pay $125K for mishandling Aptos Village storage tank
The Santa Cruz County Superior Court ordered Barry Swenson Builders, Inc., to pay $125,000 recently as part of a settlement of a civil-environmental prosecution.
Community briefs, Sept. 19: Kaiser grants nearly $1 million to local nonprofits
Community briefs, Sept. 19, 2017
PHOTO: Possible grenade shuts down Center Street
Watsonville Police shut down Center Street near Lincoln Street Friday afternoon after they reportedly found what appeeared to be a hand grenade in a residence.
Community briefs, Sept. 16: PVUSD challenging community to read 2 million words
Community briefs, Sept. 16, 2017
Community briefs, Sept. 14: Residents invited to help clean up sloughs, streets
Community briefs, Sept. 14, 2017
Tire thieves strike neighborhoods
Residents of the Martinelli Street area of Watsonville have reported a rash of tire thefts over the past few weeks.
Two arrested in attempted homicide
Two Watsonville men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide in a shooting event on Sept. 2 on the 100 block of Roosevelt Street.
‘Freedom Weekend’ takes aim at human trafficking
A full slate of events is planned for Sept. 15-17 as part of “Freedom Weekend” at Corralitos Community Church, an annual look at the global problem of human trafficking.
PHOTO: Mole and mariachi
The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
K9 helps nab suspect, find drugs, cash, gun
A man was arrested Dec. 4 after Monterey County Sheriff's deputies found drugs, cash and a loaded gun in a vehicle.
Around 3:15pm, detectives with...
















