Drive-by shooting reported at busy intersection
A reported drive-by shooting at Main Street and South Green Valley Road Saturday afternoon closed the busy intersection for several minutes.
Outdoor Day approaches
The eighth annual Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day is slated for May 12 and 13. The free, family-oriented event, which takes place at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, will include scores of exhibitors who will be on hand to help youths get acquainted and
City Council approves manufacturing, processing of medical marijuana
WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved an ordinance that will allow for the manufacturing and processing of medical marijuana products.
In recognition of local labor
WATSONVILLE — Workers at Lakeside Organic Gardens of Watsonville were honored with a hot lunch served at the edge of a farm Thursday. The annual gesture is a way for the folks at Charlie Hong Kong Restaurant of Santa Cruz, who served the meal, to give tha
Mountain lion nabbed in shopping center
SANTA CRUZ – The presence of a mountain lion closed down a huge section of Live Oak early Thursday after a witness spotted the young male in the East Cliff Village Shopping Center.
Teachers confront trustees
WATSONVILLE — An estimated 600 teachers, parents and students packed the Watsonville City Council chambers Wednesday for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting.
The crowd was there to protest a proposed cap on the amount th
Building a path to their future
APTOS — If a plan by a newly formed group is successful, nearly three-dozen middle school girls from Pajaro Valley Unified School District will enter high school and college with bolstered self-confidence, self awareness and academic prowess.
Man arrested for gun, drugs in vehicle
A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday during a traffic stop after an officer found a bag of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun in his vehicle.
County juvenile justice leadership recognized
A delegation of Santa Cruz County justice system stakeholders recently participated in the 25-year anniversary of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI).
Serving their community
WATSONVILLE — In the coming days, Amelia Earhart will visit Lisa Fowler’s classroom at Linscott Charter School, as will Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein and Rosa Parks.
Of course, the actual pilot, president, theoretical physicist and civil rights acti
Photo story: Minor injuries in rollover crash
A Watsonville man suffered minor injuries Monday when he lost control of his Toyota Tundra pickup and rolled upside down on a hillside on...