Suspect sought after abandoning puppy in bag near Highway 1
WATSONVILLE—Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect in an animal abuse case.
Ashley Keehn of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said that on March 26 a motorist discovered a severely injured and underweight 4-month-old golden retriever (mix) puppy beneath...
Longtime Pajaronian employee retires
Daryl Nelson, who started his job in the composing room at the Register-Pajaronian in September 1972, retired Wednesday, capping off a nearly half-century career in the newspaper industry that included a seven-year stint at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Richard Del Piero, one of PVUSD’s founders, dies
WATSONVILLE—Richard Del Piero was a Watsonville High School graduate, a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a local farmer who as a school board member in the 1960s helped reign in several local education agencies to create the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
Del Piero died...
Last minute touches for Plaza lights | Photo gallery
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PHOTO: Watsonville High’s homecoming parade
Antique fire engines are just a fraction of Watsonville High School's homecoming parade Wednesday afternoon that rolled along Main Street. The Wildcatz will take on Seaside Friday at their homecoming game.
Land Trust plans Rocks Ranch conservation
AROMAS—The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County plans to protect nearly all of the 2,640-acre Rocks Ranch in Aromas from development, the organization announced Feb. 11.
The ranch has been in the spotlight recently following the San Benito County Supervisors’ intent to rezone a portion...
New Watsonville city manager meets community
WATSONVILLE—Dozens of City of Watsonville employees, Watsonville residents, community organizers, elected leaders and nonprofit chiefs cycled through the Community Room at the Civic Plaza to welcome new city manager Rene Mendez on Wednesday evening.
Mendez, who took over as the city’s chief executive on July...
Birchbark Foundation aims to support human-animal bond
Founded in 2013, the Birchbark Foundation grew out of what local veterinarian Dr. Merrianne Burtch saw as an unmet need in the community.
Burtch noticed that pet owners were facing fixable yet unaffordable crises with their animals, which often resulted in the only option being...
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.
Man struck by SUV in crosswalk
A man suffered serious injuries early Wednesday when he was struck by an SUV in Soquel Village.
The Pajaronian’s Female Athlete of the Year: Olivia Contreras
There’s a lot of work that goes into being a student-athlete nowadays.
Most have to juggle between practice, workouts (sometimes twice a day), school work...
