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Police · WatsonvilleWATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) -- A woman accused of robbing a bank in Watsonville was placed in police custody Friday evening. Watsonville Police released a video of the arrest, saying that reports of a bank robbery on the 1400 block of Main Street came in around 2:39 p.m. Friday. A woman wearing a black hoodie, white medical mask, and pushing a shopping cart entered a bank, gave a threatening note to the teller, and then ran from the scene with…See the Story
Alleged Bank Robber Arrested in Watsonville
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Santa Cruz, California · Santa CruzLate light on Glen Canyon rock formations. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.
August 1, 2025 When I was in college and my friends all went to study abroad, I attended a field study program run by The Sierra Institute, an outpost of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Over the course of an academic quarter, we learned about four California ecosystems by studying in them: the Mojave Desert, the Big Sur coast, the High Sierra and the Klamath Mounta…Read Article
Be on the side of life: Our tumultuous times have presented us with a simple choice — Jennifer Sahn (High Country News)

Watsonville · WatsonvillePeople check out a string of early-day cars and trucks Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the weekly Cars and Coffee event. The free event staged 41 vehicles with owners on hand to field questions and conversation about what goes into keeping their wheels on the road. Headed up by former Watsonville Police Chief Many Solano, the gathering has thus far raised close to $12,000 for Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services.…Read Article