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Tiny Village project moves forward after second appeal denied
A tiny home development for 34 homeless people slated for the parking lot of Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville can move forward after the City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal by a neighbors’ group that has been battling the placement of the project since its inception in October 2023.
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Watsonville police officer honored for heroic rescue
On Tuesday, the Watsonville City Council meeting honored Police Officer Moises Lopez for saving a man from a burning home. Lopez had been with the Watsonville Police Department for under a year when he arrived at a house fire on Jan. 26 and found an unconscious 62-year-old man lying face down on the kitchen floor. Lopez ran into the smoke-filled home without hesitation, grabbed the man and began pulling him to safety. A firefighter later came to his aid in rescuing the victim, who was taken to a Bay Area burn center to recover.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Watsonville collision; Hwy 1 lane closed till 3/31
This post is updated throughout the day to reflect the latest incidents. It was last updated at 9:31 p.m.. Here’s what’s happening on the roads this evening…. A traffic collision happened at the intersection of Murphy Rd and San Juan Rd in Watsonville/Pajaro. A vehicle hit cement blocks near a river, and the driver was seen throwing items into nearby bushes. Emergency services were on their way. The vehicle, a Toyota Matrix with major front-end damage, was not drivable, and a tow was requested. The incident was reported today.
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Aptos equipped to make SCCAL title run | High school softball
Several local softball programs had trouble getting the 2025 spring season in full gear with the large amounts of rain pouring all over Santa Cruz County in February. But with the wet conditions coming to a slight trickle, teams such as Aptos and 10th-year head coach Phil Rojas are doing everything possible to get prepared for the long road ahead of them.
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Watsonville Strawberry Festival art contest is now open
The Watsonville Strawberry Festival art contest for 2025 is now open. Local artists are encouraged to submit their own original artwork for a chance to win a cash prize and have their work displayed and sold at this year’s festival, scheduled for Aug. 2-3 in downtown Watsonville. The festival...
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The occurrence of sickly bobcats in Carmel prompts local biologists to take a closer look.
In the latter half of 2024, Carmel resident Nicolas Salzano noticed something unusual appearing in the neighborhoods and parks around him: bobcats with patches of fur missing, their wrinkly skin inflamed and exposed. “Observing these animals in such poor shape, and in a constant state of scratching through open wounds...
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Man arrested for arson for fire behind a business in Capitola
CAPITOLA, Calif. (KION-TV) -- An unidentified man was arrested after lighting a pile of cardboard on fire on 41st Avenue in Capitola last week. According to Capitola Police, there were reports of a pile of cardboard on fire behind a closed business. While arriving on the scene, officers detained a...
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Elon Musk's DOGE team to close BLM Ukiah field office
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, plans to close the Bureau of Land Management Field Office in Ukiah, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, said last month. The proposed closure is part of a nationwide Trump administration goal to decrease government spending by eliminating "waste, fraud and abuse," but so far multiple agencies and workers have been caught up in the cuts. Billionaire Elon Musk and his team at DOGE have been assigned the challenge, with the Ukiah field office ending up on the chopping block. The Ukiah field office manages approximately 270,000 acres of land and 214,000 acres...
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Detectives Arrest Suspects for Murder of Two Reedley Men
Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 27 year old Jonathan Morales Ramos of Soledad, CA and 26 year old Erik Madrigal Garcia of Orosi. Garcia has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on a felony charge of murder. Ramos, who is incarcerated at Salinas Valley Prison for another crime, will be transported to the Fresno County Jail and face a murder charge once his time in Salinas is served.