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The alleged triggermen in the 2014 gang shooting that left a 4-year-old girl dead made an appearance in court Tuesday morning, where a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge set a Jan. 23 date, at which time prosecutors and defense attorneys will agree on a date for jury selection.

On March 5, 1868, J.A. Cottle, the first owner, editor and publisher, established the Weekly Pajaronian. The one-page, six-column publication was printed at 313-315 Main St.

Law enforcement officials from three agencies arrested eight people Tuesday, in what police are describing as a “well-orchestrated” scheme to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Santa Cruz County Jail.

Dole Berry Co. at 480 West Beach St. is closing its operations in Watsonville, the company confirmed Wednesday.

A small cadre of farmworkers, union officials and politicians gathered at Monterey Mushrooms in Las Lomas Friday to welcome U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was there to discuss farmworker rights and agricultural issues.

The Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) warned Friday that smoke from wildfires burning in Northern California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia has made the air unhealthy.

Plans are underway to redevelop a property at Main Street and Auto Center Drive, and once complete, it will significantly transform one of the busiest intersections in the city.

On Tuesday, the Watsonville City Council agreed to enter into a sister city relationship with Cavtat, a city that is the county seat of Konavle, Croatia.

The Watsonville City Council voted to approve a 150-unit housing project off of Ohlone Parkway, despite opposition from a large contingent of neighbors, in a meeting that stretched into the early morning hours of Wednesday.

Watsonville Police on Friday arrested a man who threatened an officer with a knife before climbing on top of a car and refusing to come down during an approximately half-hour standoff.