PHOTO: New look for Freedom Rotary
Freedom Rotary Past President Yesenia Parra passes the gavel to new President Ron Ince during the club's meeting at the California Grill on Tuesday.
Union Pacific train strikes truck in Pajaro
Updated Wednesday at 2pm with additional photos and information
A freight train owned by Union Pacific pulling seven cars collided with an agricultural water tank truck east of Pajaro around 3:15pm Tuesday.
According to North Monterey County Fire Div. Chief Rick Parker, the male driver of...
Chavela for the road? Restaurants temporarily allowed to sell alcohol to go
WATSONVILLE—Taqueria Mi Tierra is best known around the Pajaro Valley and the greater Monterey Bay for its towering, spicy chavelas—a tasty concoction that contains beer, lime juice, assorted sauces, spices, tomato juice and chile peppers.
Co-owner Fernando Munoz said the family has served the drink...
Study shows ‘heavy concentrations’ of heavy metals in soil after Moss Landing Fire
One day after a group of Santa Cruz County residents collected soil samples from the areas impacted by the Jan. 16 battery storage facility fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant to test for heavy metals, a San Jose State University Professor released the...
Wetstein, Goodman named Aptos Chamber Man, Woman of the Year
The Aptos Chamber of Commerce recently named Cabrillo College President Matt Wetstein and Lifespan Founder Pam Goodman its Man and Woman of the Year.
Knights of Columbus makes annual donation
The Knights of Columbus Council 11804 is known for its annual Tootsie Roll Drive, a six-week effort at five local Catholic churches.
One for the books
A Watsonville teen has far surpassed her goal of collecting books for young people, and on Friday gave the books away.
Crashes cause major backup
Traffic on northbound Highway 1 north of Watsonville is clogged due to two crashes on the highway Wednesday morning.
Green Valley Road closures begin Wednesday
WATSONVILLE—The County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works has announced that Green Valley Road in Watsonville, from Celia Drive to Paulsen Road, will be subject to daily closure between 8:30am and 4:30pm, starting Wednesday and running through April 14, weather permitting.
The road will...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
