Photo: Dance Around the World packs Mello Center
Mohamed Bangoura of West Africa leads a group dance with local elementary school students and their teachers Friday at the Mello center during the Dance Around the World concert put on by Tandy Beal and Co.
Spay and neuter clinic serves South County pets
Friends of the Watsonville Animal Shelter expanded its reach last year further into South Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County when it relinquished spay and neuter operations to the new Spay and Neuter Clinic of the Pajaro Valley.
Watsonville Police to use body-worn cameras
The Watsonville City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to provide body-worn cameras for its police officers, who are expected to start using the devices sometime in the summer.
Educators learn new approach in teaching science
About two dozen educators from across Santa Cruz County gathered at the Watsonville Nature Center in Ramsay Park on Saturday for a special workshop.
PV trustees end drug-sniffing dog program
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday ended its policy of bringing drug-sniffing dogs into classrooms, a decision sparked when several people spoke against the practice during the twice-monthly meeting.
City Council approves two housing projects
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.8 million loan to a company that plans to build a 61-unit, multi-family low-income housing development in Watsonville, along with a 30-bed residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment center.
Victim ID'd in three-vehicle crash involving Metro bus
A 60-year-old woman was killed and several others were injured late Tuesday morning in a three-vehicle crash involving a Santa Cruz Metro bus at the intersection of 41st Avenue and Clares Street in Capitola.
Queer Youth Leadership Awards set for Saturday
It has been almost three decades since local organizers launched the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, an event created to highlight young people whose work...
