Watsonville News

What started as a night to screen films for students taught by Jacob Martinez has grown into a three-day event known as the Watsonville Film Festival.

What started as a night to screen films for students taught by Jacob Martinez has grown into a three-day event known as the Watsonville Film Festival.

God, it's just sad how I love politicians. It's true. Some people love dogs and cats.

A Santa Cruz man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he allegedly rammed his pickup into a sedan for driving too slowly, California Highway Patrol officer said.

A Honda Accord, Toyota 4Runner and the front door of a home were shot with a shotgun and handgun early Friday morning on Cottage Drive off of College Drive and Lakeview Road outside Watsonville.

The city will use the technique to target carp, bottom-feeders that stir up phosphorus-laden sediments, contributing to the growth of a toxic algae known as cyanobacteria.

Just after midnight early Friday morning, deputes responded to a gunfire call and were unable to find anyone hit.

Industry leaders attending the International Blueberry Organization's annual summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, learned how the host country presents some serious blueberry potential.

State Assemblyman Luis Alejo said Thursday he has maxed out the number of bills that a lawmaker can author for a single session.

A jury was sent to deliberate the fate a Veva Virgil Thursday, a 41-year-old mother charged in the 2008 death of her 3-year-old daughter Isabella Grace Martinez.

One aspect of this year's election cycle - both the June 2 primary and Nov. 4 general election - will be to see which candidates most effectively use social media to their advantage.

A 10-year-old Watsonville boy on a scooter was seriously injured Wednesday after he was struck by a driver of a Chrysler PT Cruiser in a crosswalk on Main Street.

A surveillance image shows a man who stole a bike and tried to steal a woman's purse on Soquel Avenue on March 6, according to Santa Cruz police.

Catalina A. Cael, 87, a native of Leyte, Philippines, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2014.

Watsonville leaders are exploring the removal of two lanes on a stretch of Main Street through downtown to create a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly environment.

Though Veva Virgil experienced bouts of panic attacks and paranoia in the year leading up to her daughter's death, the symptoms were relatively mild, a nurse practitioner testified Tuesday.

A 19-year-old woman was shot in the leg Monday night while trying to get a drink in her kitchen on the 200 block of Carey Avenue, Watsonville police said.

Republican Mark Starritt has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent Democrat Luis Alejo in the 30th Assembly District, which includes Watsonville and parts of Santa Clara, San Benito and Monterey counties.

Barbara Garcia was caring for her boyfriend's 15-month-old daughter at a Watsonville home on May 8, 2013, said District Attorney Bob Lee.

Giving Tree Academy, a local preschool that has openings, will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at 175 Lawrence Ave. There will be a jump house, arts and crafts and a Dr. Seuss story time.