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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.

Three years after starting a program to clean the waters of Pinto Lake, Watsonville city officials are reporting success.

Two people were hospitalized after crashing their vehicles during a suspected street race, California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Trista Drake said.

Downtown Watsonville’s newest fixture is The Terrace, a sleek edifice that has transformed the Main Street corridor with several businesses below and 54 apartments above.

Observations from around Watsonville.

Youth baseball coach Tom Gugale was known for his passion for the game, his gregarious personality and for the legions of young people who loved to play for him. Gugale was killed Friday morning when his truck overturned near San Luis Reservoir. He was 47

A group of 12 young California Conservation Corps (CCC) members stood together in front of their future headquarters on Aviation Way in Watsonville on Wednesday, swearing an oath to do their jobs to the best of their ability.

A new custom-built engine arrived at Watsonville Fire Station 1 on Friday after a journey from the opposite end of the country.

Around 10:30 in the morning Friday, the students of Starlight Elementary School gathered together on the school’s blacktop to begin preparing for a day full of reading.

The Watsonville landfill, which has been in use since 1962, will be filled to capacity by the end of the year, city officials announced recently.