Catz retain the Belgard Kup | HS football
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Josh Rocha stood on the sidelines with 40 seconds left in the game, watching every second tick away until the scoreboard read all zeros.
“I was just soaking it in, this is my last time I’m ever going to put on this...
Rocks Ranch property sold to Land Trust
A stretch of road alongside Highway 101 could soon be home to a tunnel complex turned wildlife crossing under the busy highway.
The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County announced Sept. 9 that it has agreed to purchase the 2,640-acre Rocks Ranch in Aromas at...
PVUSD Trustees delay changes to art instruction
The Pajaro Valley Unified District Board of Trustees on Wednesday tabled a plan to change the way art and music classes are allocated to its elementary schools.
In delaying the vote, the board agreed to return to the discussion after a study session of the...
Climate change survey results to be unveiled
The results of a two-month survey designed to gain insight on how climate change is affecting local residents will be unveiled during an event on Thursday.
New PV Arts exhibit features local artists
WATSONVILLE—For the past year, a group of five local artists has held a series of virtual pop-up art sessions, where participants learned about the artists’ process and were given guidance on how to create their own work.
Now, Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) is displaying the...
Seacliff burglary suspect in court
The man who was shot multiple times as he allegedly tried to break into a Seacliff home early June 20 made his first appearance in court Monday.
County, UC Santa Cruz partner to further expand Covid-19 testing
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A partnership between UC Santa Cruz and the County of Santa Cruz—and funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act—will allow the county to expand its Covid-19 testing capacity to as many as 800 tests per day, county spokesman Jason...
Santa Cruz County road work hits high gear
A wealth of road repairs and upgrades around Santa Cruz County are underway, from mud and rock slip outs and roadway washouts, to resurfacing and road surface replacements.
Heavy storms and major flooding, from the start of the year into March, has forced engineers to...
City’s sewer work moving forward
WATSONVILLE—Work to modernize early day underground sewer lines on Freedom Boulevard and water lines on Green Valley Road is still in high gear, with some of it taking place at night.
Patrice Theriot, principal engineer for the City of Watsonville, said the upgrades call for...
Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit
On Friday, about 150 high school juniors from across Santa Cruz County cast their first ballots on three issues that, if passed, would dramatically...
