Weapons Trafficking Sting + COVID-19 Death + Gas Prices

Happy Tuesday, people of Watsonville! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Watsonville today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and cool with showers. High: 64 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in and around Watsonville today:

1. Record High Gas Prices In Watsonville: Here's How Prices Changed Since 2020 (Watsonville Patch)
2. Rain, Thunder Possible Tuesday In Watsonville: What To Know (Watsonville Patch)
3. ATF weapons trafficking sting nets Watsonville, Salinas arrests (East Bay Times)
4. Santa Cruz County loses another community member to COVID-19 (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. Man injured in Santa Cruz weekend shooting (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Watsonville Patch Notebook

• Watsonville Police Department: "Coffee with a Cop is back one last time before the end of 2021! Join us Thursday, December 2 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at McDonald’s on Freedom Boulevard. This is a great opportunity to strike up casual conversations with the men and women w..." (Instagram)
• Watsonville Rotary Club: "Join Rotary. www.WatsonvilleRotary.com Connect. Take action to make our local community and our world a better place." (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

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