Expo fuses fun and learning
The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Expo unfolded Saturday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, showcasing science, art projects and demonstrations in three buildings for Santa Cruz County students, grades K-12.
“One of the main goals of the Expo is to offer a place...
PRFMA advances plan to fund gaps in levee protection
Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600 million Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, a long overdue effort to improve levees along the Pajaro River and Corralitos...
A message of peace
About 75 people marched through downtown Watsonville Sunday carrying messages of peace on handmade posters and banners, a message that also came through in voice and dance.
The march for a Violence Free Watsonville was headed up by the Brown Berets.
The crowd first met on...
Caput pulls ahead in latest vote count
The Santa Cruz County Elections Department has been updating the vote count from the November election over the past week.
Martinelli’s celebrates anniversary with holiday treat
Hundreds of people joined a celebration of the eight-year anniversary of the S. Martinelli Company Store on Harvest Drive Thursday during an ice cream social.
To mark the return of the holidays, Martinelli’s offered up samples of its Apple Cider & Cranberry Jam Ice Cream.
Gun...
DNA links man to 2016 sexual assault
A Watsonville man is now facing charges after a DNA match linked him to the sexual assault of 13-year-old girl in 2016.
Watsonville police investigating car wash shooting
A man was shot Wednesday morning at the Sofspra Car Wash on the 300 block of East Lake Avenue in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police initially got...
