Watsonville News

Watsonville encouraged Pinto Lake anglers to fish out carp which are contributing to the toxic algae problem.

Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom met on April 16 with a homeless couple who had their adorable daughter, 8-month old Baby I, removed from them by the Santa Cruz County Child Protective Services, and placed in foster care.

Watsonville >> Four years ago, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency leaders pulled together a task force to develop a long-term plan to preserve groundwater supplies and halt saltwater intrusion along the coast.

There's something of an incongruity with raising taxes in a city where unemployment is high and incomes relatively low.

Two homes were burglarized in the Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains on Friday, and Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies this week described a man suspected in the heists.

Watsonville >> A 35-year-old Watsonville gang member was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stealing three cars by using shaved keys, police said.

A shopper loads up her car trunk with her plastic-bagged groceries from Nob Hill Foods in Scotts Valley where the City Council will debate whether to ban single-use plastic bags.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. - As California growers review their water conservation options in the midst of the state's drought, some are considering automated irrigation.

Driscoll's, a Watsonville, Calif., distributor of fresh of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, produces 60 pallet loads of berries every hour and then trucks pallet loads them from its packaging facilities in California and Mexico to distribution centers across North America.

Watsonville >> Watsonville's overall crime rate continued a five-year decline in 2013, with the lowest reported crimes per capita since 2004, according to a report released Monday by police.

Roger Crissman puts the finishing touches on a client's tax return in his Soquel Avenue office Monday.

Hit >> Getting more people out on the San Lorenzo River can only boost efforts to protect it, which is why events like Saturday's recreational paddle are critical.

A big rig driver crashed near Highway 1 and northbound Highway 17 on Monday morning.

Etsy's Craft Entrepreneurship program , which teaches low-income users how to build their business on Etsy, is expanding to Dallas, TX, Newark, NJ and Watsonville, CA following the success of programs implemented in Rockford, IL, and NYC.

We all know strawberries are big along the Central Coast; they jostle back and forth with lettuce as being the No.

The man received multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso while sitting in a parked vehicle on the unit block of the street about 7:18 p.m. The suspected shooter's vehicle is believed to have pulled up next to the victim and fired on him before fleeing the scene, headed eastbound on California Street.

The ban on polystyrene, also known as plastic foam or Styrofoam, includes items such as tableware, coolers and pool toys.

Drivers sling mud into the air as they slide around a corner at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville on Friday night during the season opener.

We have a message for state senators and Gov. Jerry Brown, who will be considering a bill that would vastly expand the number of hypodermic needles pharmacies would be allowed to dispense: Don't do it.

Michelle Calandra of Fresno Junior Achievement coaches a team of high school students working on their social entrepreneurship project during a Junior Achievement Camp at the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center.