Plan aims to curb speeders
Concerned about speeding on your street? Get together with your neighbors and form a neighborhood traffic group, city officials advise.
Prepping for the holidays
To mark the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season, a series of events this weekend will help families get into the festive spirit.
Job shadow program hosts 90 students
A group of Watsonville students on Wednesday got a taste of their possible futures by participating in Watsonville Rotary’s job shadowing program, which was designed to connect young people with local professionals in fields that spark their interest.
Lending a hand
After the monthly company-wide meeting at West Marine on Thursday, and during the picnic that normally follows in the summer months, the employees got a chance to have a little extra fun at their bosses’ expense.
Police, fire departments raising funds for cancer center
The Watsonville Fire Department is joining with the Watsonville Police Department in donning pink badges for the Pink Patch Project, an effort started a number of years ago by the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association and several public safety agencies in Los Angeles County to support cancer research.
Council slated to consider appointing Huffaker as city manager
The Watsonville City Council is scheduled to consider appointing Matt Huffaker as the new city manager Tuesday, following the resignation of City Manager Charles Montoya.
Kohut, accomplices held to answer
A Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday that there is enough evidence to send a former neurosurgeon and his female accomplices to trial on charges that they sexually abused both of the women’s children.
Providing shelter: Watsonville makes up bulk of animal control calls
Every year, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter takes in thousands of animals at its two locations, a menagerie that can include cats and dogs, rabbits and snakes, horses and hamsters.
Major rainfall expected Tuesday
A major storm system known as an atmospheric river is expected to hit California late Tuesday morning, deluging the lowlands and dumping as much as four feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Judge to decide on accused killer’s venue
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge heard closing arguments Tuesday in a case that will send an accused child killer either to juvenile jail, or see him tried as an adult.
Community celebrates Mexican Independence Day
Thousands of people gathered in downtown Watsonville Sunday for the annual Mexican Independence Day Festival.
Hosted by Fiestas Patrias, the free event featured a wealth...