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Two men arrested after allegedly shooting at two people with a BB gun in Watsonville, police say

April 11, 2024 3:53 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police said they have arrested two 19-year-old men who allegedly shot at two people with a BB gun early…

Watsonville man dies after car crashes into a street light pole, police say

March 28, 2024 4:15 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police confirmed that a 54-year-old Watsonville man died after his car crashed into a street light pole on…

Six people displaced after early morning garage fire in Watsonville

March 27, 2024 12:53 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Fire extinguished a garage fire that took place on Wednesday morning. Watsonville Fire said they got to…

One person dead after a vehicle hit a pedestrian on Highway 1

March 22, 2024 10:55 AM Karl Cooke

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- One person is dead after a vehicle collided with one person on Highway 1 near Main Street outside of…

Cyclist on life support after being hit by a car in Watsonville, police say

March 21, 2024 3:32 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police confirmed that a 57-year-old man is on life support after he was struck by a car while riding a…

Watsonville City Council votes to deactivate the Watsonville Airport runaway

March 19, 2024 11:46 AM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON MARCH 20, 2024 AT 2:36 PM- The Watsonville City Council has voted to deactivate the Watsonville Airport…

One person injured in Watsonville shooting, police say

March 13, 2024 1:14 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Watsonville Police confirmed that one person was injured in a shooting that took place on Tuesday night. Officers…

Watsonville celebrates their 12th annual film festival

March 8, 2024 6:59 PM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION)- Watsonville celebrates their 12th annual film festival celebrating women’s international day. At the festival they…

Watsonville Police arrest attempted homicide suspect

March 4, 2024 8:59 AM Karl Cooke

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (KION-TV)- An investigation by Watsonville detectives led to the arrest of an attempted homicide suspect on March 1st. According…

PG&E staging in parts of California, including Central Coast, ahead of storm system

February 29, 2024 11:31 AM Briana Mathaw

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — PG&E is preparing ahead of power outages expected from what they’re referring to as a “potent” storm system heading…

40,000 books fuel free literacy fair at Watsonville High School

February 24, 2024 5:06 PM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- Bringing the joy of reading to Watsonville high school and the Pajaro Valley community. A world book drive…

Watsonville City Council passes ordinance to increase pay for councilmembers and mayor

February 15, 2024 11:51 AM Briana Mathaw

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The City of Watsonville is one step closer to increasing the pay for their council members and mayor. On Tuesday…

Watsonville Community Hospital and Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz to open a food pantry within the hospital on Feb. 19

February 8, 2024 3:15 PM Derrick Ow

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Watsonville Community Hospital and Santa Cruz County Community Food Bank will be opening a food pantry on February…