Update: SC Police investigate 3 shootings in less than a week
The Santa Cruz Police Department is looking into three separate shooting incidents between July31 and Tuesday night.
New PV Arts exhibit features local artists
WATSONVILLE—For the past year, a group of five local artists has held a series of virtual pop-up art sessions, where participants learned about the artists’ process and were given guidance on how to create their own work.
Now, Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) is displaying the...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
WATSONVILLE—A man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle plowed into a jeep SUV on Harkins Slough Road in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Mike Ridgway said the man was riding a Suzuki motorcycle southbound on Harkins Slough road around 3:30pm. A man driving a...
String of illegal honey oil labs unearthed
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office have disrupted a major hash oil lab on Hangar Way in Watsonville.
Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin said agents from the Cannabis Licensing Office are investigating the discovery of an illegal operation using dangerous chemicals and equipment to...
Hernandez extends lead on Dutra in race for 4th District
WATSONVILLE—Felipe Hernandez has increased his lead on Jimmy Dutra in the race for the 4th District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, according to updated results released by the County Elections Department on Friday evening.
Hernandez, the former mayor of Watsonville, now...
Supervisors delay decision on animal rules
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled a motion to make changes to the county’s animal welfare rules after organizations that run animal-based events expressed concern about the rules’ effects.
The new rules would, among other things, have prohibited using live...
Man caught burglarizing Watsonville business
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was arrested late Tuesday night after he was caught burglarizing a business on Airport Boulevard.
Gabriel Soto-Gonzalez, 41, was charged with burglary, vehicle theft and providing false ID to police. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $25,000...
Guns drawn shut Hangar Way
Police were forced to shut down Hangar Way in Watsonville Thursday just after noon after they received a report of two men in a standoff with handguns.
Santa Cruz Sheriff: Officer arrested on domestic violence charge
By Jacob Pierce, Santa Cruz Good Times News Editor
SANTA CRUZ—A Santa Cruz County correctional officer was arrested in Monterey County on Oct. 2 for robbery and for assaulting a spouse or cohabitant. He is no longer in custody.
In a call with Good Times, Sheriff Jim...
Are you ready for Mother’s Day?
Freedom Meat Lockers Manager Will Panise said the family-run business is offering a handful of specials for Mother's Day.
Contreras tapped to lead San Luis Coastal Unified
Two and a half years after taking the helm of Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Superintendent Heather Contreras will be leaving for a new...
