Local News

The Appleton Grill will welcome Bay Area musicians Bang Data in a concert on Saturday at 9 p.m.

In the back half of the noisy lunchtime cafeteria at MacQuiddy Elementary School Tuesday, a group of young students lined up for a brief free dental examination.

CALSTAR Air Medical Services opened its newest emergency air medical transport base at Watsonville Municipal Airport on Monday.

Baba Hari Das died peacefully at his home in Bonny Doon Tuesday morning.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will consider approving a contractor to build the long-awaited athletic field at Pajaro Valley High School.

Join us in Celebrating the Health Trust's 20th Anniversary at the Evening of Wine and Roses! The flavors of community, in service of good health! The Evening of Wine & Roses fundraiser features more than 20 wineries from the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation; tastes from area restaurants, caterers and brewers; immersion in an atmosphere of locally grown roses and exquisite flowers, complemented by silent and live auctions featuring celebrated wines and other unique gifts. Also…try your luck in a Vacation Raffle - a chance to win a getaway for two to your choice of tropical paradises: Cancun, Mexico or Key West, Florida $100 per ticket - only 200 tickets available for sale! Second prize: $1,000 CASH 100% of net event proceeds support health promotion programs for Pajaro Valley residents. Must be 21 and over to attend

A crew from Caltrans takes measurements along Highway 129, or Riverside Road, near Carlton Road Monday at the start of a major road reconfiguration and rebuilding of the heavily travelled corridor between Watsonville, Aromas and Highway 101.