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  • Four alleged gang members have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Santa Cruz that left injured a teenage boy.
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  • It is peak season for strawberries, but there is a shortage of farm workers to pick them.
  • It is peak season for strawberries, but there is a shortage of farm workers to pick them.
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  • It is peak season for strawberries, but there is a shortage of farm workers to pick them.
  • It is peak season for strawberries, but there is a shortage of farm workers to pick them.
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food, immigration, watsonville, central valley, jobs, business, david louie
  • Two suspects in the 2011 murder of a man and wounding of his girlfriend outside a Target store in Watsonville have been arrested.
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  • Watsonville police arrested 20-year-old Jonathan Cash for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl.
  • Watsonville police say they arrested a man after an investigation determined he had sexually abused an 8-year-old girl.
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  • A Watsonville mom and her sons are back together after the boys were kidnapped and held for ransom in Mexico for over a year.
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  • Animal neglect charges could be filed against two Watsonville residents after authorities confiscated dozens of Chihuahuas.
  • Animal neglect charges could be filed against two Watsonville residents after authorities confiscated dozens of dogs.
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  • Meth, guns, and money found in Watsonville home
  • Santa Cruz County authorities seized guns and $70,000 worth of methamphetamine during a search of a Watsonville home.
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  • Flowers were damaged when a tornado touched down in Santa Cruz County, demolishing Kitayama Bros. nursery operation
  • Cleanup is taking place after an unusual event last weekend -- a tornado touched down along the Central California coast.
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  • Police are searching for the suspect in a drive-by shooting that occurred in Watsonville Friday night.
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  • peregrine falcon
  • A peregrine falcon found shot on Thanksgiving Day in Watsonville had to be put to sleep.
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  • Shots were fired into several empty vehicles parked in front of a Watsonville bakery Thursday night.
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  • A man was robbed at gunpoint at a self-serve car washing station in Watsonville Saturday night, police said.
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  • A former Watsonville police officer who was fired for animal abuse has been charged with neglecting a second dog.
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  • Watsonville police are searching for two men who assaulted and robbed a street vendor.
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  • This image from surveillance video shows two men wanted for stealing a donation jar containing $300 from the Four Corners Market in Watsonville Friday.
  • Police are asking for help solving a robbery that may prevent teens from competing at a horse show.
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watsonville, south bay news
  • A 24-year-old woman was arrested early this morning after being caught driving a car that had been stolen after it was left with its motor running in front of the owner's Watsonville home on Sunday, according to police.
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  • Watsonville hotel fire
  • A devastating fire burned a 50-room hotel and injured 11 people in Watsonville.
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  • Watsonville hotel fire
  • A devastating fire burned a 50-room hotel and injured 11 people in Watsonville.
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watsonville, fire, california news, alan wang
  • Police ask publics help to identify killer
  • Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a murder suspect who allegedly shot and killed a store clerk.
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  • FAA begins small plane crash investigation (Courtesy Santa Cruz Sentinel)
  • Around 11 p.m. the FAA arrived to start investigating a small plane that crashed into a hospital office building.
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  • The SPCA for Monterey County rescued a former Watsonville police dog found neglected with no food in its stomach.
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  • Ingo, a former police dog.
  • The SPCA for Monterey County rescued a former Watsonville police dog found neglected with no food in its stomach.
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  • For the first time in years, no one can remember exactly how many, a pair of bald eagles are preparing to nest in Santa Cruz County.
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  • A woman told police a man she thought was an officer forcibly stripped off her pants and underwear, according to police.
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  • A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in Santa Cruz County near Watsonville on Saturday night.
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  • Two men were arrested in unincorporated Watsonville early this morning after they allegedly carjacked a couple.
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  • A crop duster crashed in a Watsonville field on Wednesday morning.
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  • Family identified, investigation continues
  • The family that was in the small plane crash in Watsonville has been identified as the Houghtons from Santa Cruz.
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  • Houghton family from Santa Cruz
  • After learning that the Houghton family died in a plane crash, their family and friends talk to ABC7.
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  • Family identified, investigation continues
  • The family that was in the small plane crash in Watsonville has been identified.
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  • Plane crash in Watsonville
  • Four people were killed in a small plane crash in Watsonville Thursday evening, two more than initially reported.
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  • FAA begins small plane crash investigation
  • Two people died after a small plane crashed into the Watsonville Community Hospital around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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  • Watsonville small plane crash
  • Two people die after a small plane crashes into the Watsonville Community Hospital.
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  • Watsonville fire
  • A fire that destroyed an apple facility in Watsonville last week is being blamed for the death of hundreds of fish.
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  • Watsonville fire
  • Firefighters are battling a stubborn 4-alarm blaze at the Apple Growers Ice and Cold Storage building.
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  • Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a murder suspect who allegedly shot and killed a store clerk.
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  • A man is recovering from puncture wounds to his leg after a pit bull attacked him in Watsonville Tuesday morning.
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  • Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a body Thursday in unincorporated Watsonville.
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