Tarmo Hannula

1 week ago | gilroydispatch.com | Tarmo Hannula

Crews are pictured June 13 moving dirt on the west side of the interchange of Highway 101 and State Route 25 in south Gilroy. Construction began earlier this month on the long planned new interchange project, which is designed to ease congestion, improve safety and better connect South County residents to jobs, schools and services. The lead agency on the project is the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Construction of the $136 million project is expected to last through 2027.

1 week ago | gilroydispatch.com | Tarmo Hannula

Gilroy artist Anabella Velasquez is shown with her art exhibit at CMAP TV, 7500 Monterey Road in downtown Gilroy, Friday during a June 13 artist’s reception. The show features dozens of her works in oil, acrylic, photographs, drawings and collage. The show will run through the end of June. Velasquez’ work also is featured in Instagram @Anabellasketchbook.

1 week ago | pajaronian.com | Tarmo Hannula

Two women were hurt early Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 129 (Riverside Road) east of Watsonville. The California Highway Patrol said the women were aboard a Kia sedan that pulled out onto Highway 129 as the driver was attempting a left turn from Thompson Road around 5:30am. A Ford Ranger pickup traveling westbound on Highway 129 with two men aboard slammed head-on into the Kia. The impact heaved the Kia off the pavement into a ditch and flipped the Ford onto its roof.

2 weeks ago | pajaronian.com | Tarmo Hannula

The City of Santa Cruz joined forces with the U.S. Coast Guard and Power Engineering Construction Company to remove heavy equipment and wood debris from the seafloor at the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf Friday through Sunday. The material was torn loose from the wharf during a powerful storm in December. Work had been delayed as crews waited for a window of calm sea conditions, said Joyce Blaschke, a community relations specialist with the city.

2 weeks ago | pajaronian.com | Tarmo Hannula

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 29-year-old Joshua Timothy Holtzclaw for voluntary manslaughter after the Sheriff’s Dive Team recovered a man’s body in Moss Landing Harbor Wednesday following a fight aboard a boat. The body was identified as 26-year-old Trenten Paul Black of Aptos, the Sheriff’s Office said. Just before 9am Wednesday, Sheriff’s deputies and California State Parks officers were notified of an incident where two boats collided in the harbor.