Motorcyclist dies after colliding with big rig on Carlton Road
A San Jose woman died on Carlton Road Monday when her motorcycle collided with a big rig at the corner of Thompson Road around 3:30pm.
California Highway Patrol Sgt. Robert Padilla said the woman was traveling southbound on Carlton Road on a 2023 Honda CBR600RR...
Bank robber, carjacking suspect caught
A man was arrested Saturday following a string of felony crimes while reportedly armed with a loaded handgun.
Joyce Blaschke, spokeswoman for Santa Cruz Police, said the rash of crimes began when the suspect, Adam Henry Roberts, 43, reportedly robbed a bank on Ocean Street...
Miyuki Restaurant goes on the market
Chris Ishikawa took over as owner at Miyuki Japanese Restaurant in 2016 after starting off as a busboy and a server, before making his way behind the sushi bar where he and the kitchen staff continue to make what most consider the best sushi...
College Lake work kicks off
Work has begun on the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project on Holohan Road in Watsonville.
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PV Water) Board of Directors approved contracts to construct the project on Feb. 1.
Heavy equipment has been on the scene clearing away a...
Event to honor young LGBT leaders
In the early days of the AIDS crisis, a group of local leaders went to school officials to offer HIV prevention education.
The response they got showed them how much that education—and of LGBT issues in general—were needed.
“They said, ‘you don’t need to do HIV...
Annual luncheon celebrates National Agriculture Day
More than 200 tickets were sold for the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon held April 26 in the Heritage Hall at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in Watsonville.
The annual event is coordinated by the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and the educational organization, Agri-Culture.
At...
Q&A: Graciela Vega on Cinco de Mayo
The community is invited to gather and celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5 from 4-7pm in the Watsonville City Plaza. Co-presented by the Farmers’ Market, PoesÃa en la Plaza and Ballet Folklorico Ollin, the event will feature music, poets, dancers and booths.
We spoke...
Police seize guns, drugs at Watsonville mobile home park
Scotts Valley Police officer Forrest Green shows one of six guns police seized Tuesday while serving search warrants on three homes. Ed Delfin, commander of the Santa Cruz County Anti Crime Team, said members from the California Highway Patrol, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office,...
Briefs: Hike for CASA; police speak with Elks
Hike to support CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County will hold the third annual Move for CASA at Elkhorn Slough Reserve, 1700 Elkhorn Road, on May 6 from 9-11:30am.
The public is invited to join a team or form one of their own...
PVUSD approves teacher, management raises
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved salary increases for teachers and management, capping off months of negotiations and tense public meetings in which principals and other upper-level employees spent hours justifying their positions.
The trustees also approved identical...
Santa Cruz Wharf smashed by high tide
Heavy surf on Monday smashed into the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, shearing off a 125-foot section off the end and sending an already-closed business...
