Capturing a wild moment
A bobcat was caught on camera in broad daylight on the Green Valley Road property of Joan and Bob Culbertson of Watsonville. They said the photo, taken with their newest motion-sensor camera, was the best one of a bobcat they’ve ever captured.
Three decades of PVUSD tales
James Baker spent 30 years in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, working his way up from a teacher to superintendent. Now, readers can learn about his experience in a new book, “From the Desk Of: An Administrator’s Pursuit of Excellence & Equity in Pajaro Valley Unified School District,” penned by his granddaughter, Alexandra Baker.
PHOTO: La Selva Beach home hit hard by fire
Aptos/La Selva firefighters attack a fire that gushed through the upper floor of a La Selva Beach home Monday afternoon.
Community briefs, Feb. 20: YMCA sets fundraising goal for 120th year
Community briefs, Feb. 20, 2018
Aptos woman dies in Hwy. 17 crash
An Aptos woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 Thursday.
PHOTO: Car ripped apart in Rodriguez St. crash
Watsonville firefighters and American Medical Response paramedics deal with a three-vehicle crash Friday on Rodriguez and West Fifth streets.
Morning blaze sends up column of black smoke
A fire that tore through an outbuilding and into a residence in the mountains above Corralitos sent a huge column of black smoke over Eureka Canyon Thursday morning.
PHOTO: A familiar face
Comedian Bill Murray (second from left) stopped by Cowboy’s Corner Cafe in Watsonville for a meal on Tuesday.
PHOTO: 4 displaced in house fire
This home at 20 9th St. in Watsonville is boarded up early Wednesday morning after fire tore through the living room.
PV’s Lara-Alvarez named Santa Lucia’s top player | All-PCAL football
In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies.
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