Final suspects in 2014 Watsonville double shooting plead guilty
SANTA CRUZ—Nearly seven years ago, a group of eight gang members gathered in a Main Street restaurant, where they socialized and drank before going...
Watsonville city employee arrested for sexual assault
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police on Tuesday arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy.
Matthew Jimenez was charged with sodomy on a minor and...
Art & Rebellion ‘Clowns’ stage theatrical protest at aerospace and defense systems facility
Art & Rebellion, a Santa Cruz-based self-described resistance group staged a peaceful theatrical protest at Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company in Hollister Thursday.
Garbed in...
Man arrested for allegedly shooting, killing reported ‘friend’
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly shooting and killing a man who officers say was his “friend” on Jan. 7.
Ricardo Garcia was...
Monarch Services celebrates 40 years
Monarch Services held its 40th anniversary celebration with a luncheon at Seascape Golf Club in Rio del Mar recently.
Kindergarteners visit Watsonville’s Crystal Bay Farm
WATSONVILLE—Thick fog rolled in and blanketed Crystal Bay Farm Wednesday morning, but the fields of the farm were teeming with life.
A group of kindergarteners...
Watsonville police investigating fatal shooting on Green Valley Road
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man died Thursday night after he was shot while driving a car on South Green Valley Road.
Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for the Watsonville...
Pajaro Valley High playing field opens on Feb. 26
WATSONVILLE—When Pajaro Valley High School opened in 2004, it was with the understanding it would soon have a playing field. But since then, legions...
Land Trust conserves 178-acre farmland
WATSONVILLE—The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County recently announced that it secured a conservation easement for the 178-acre Tynan Ranch, located one-half mile from...
Man killed in shooting
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in downtown Watsonville.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Jarrod Pisturino said the shooting took place around 11:16am between...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
