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A Watsonville man died in a head-on crash on San Juan Road Friday evening in Monterey County.

In the final act of a years-long collaboration, Caltrans signed over the 167-acre property, known as the Elkhorn Highlands Reserve, to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation at a dedication ceremony late Monday morning.

The Superior Court of California for the County of Monterey announced the investiture of Rafael Vazquez on Feb. 2.

An informal survey by this newspaper along Main Street found 11 empty businesses on a stretch from Second Street to East Fifth Street.

At peak times, more than half of downtown Watsonville’s 3,000-plus parking spots are empty.

Charter Communications was back in Watsonville Friday to remind residents about the $14.99 per month plan – called Spectrum Internet Assist – which was created for low-income families and seniors.

Watsonville Police are looking for five men who burglarized the residence of a 92-year-old woman after forcing their way inside, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland reported Friday.

Work is pressing forward to permanently open Valencia Road over Trout Gulch Creek, which was closed in early 2017 when winter storms caused a large culvert to fail and the heavily travelled road to sink, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said Wednesday.

Federal immigration authorities on Wednesday arrested a father of three who had lived in Watsonville for 12 years, according to immigration attorney Doug Keegan.

Santa Cruz County Public Health Officer Dr. Arnold Leff on Tuesday declared an end to the hepatitis A outbreak that began afflicting local patients in April 2017.