LGBTQ resolution stirs controversy in PVUSD meeting
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District on Wednesday approved a resolution proclaiming October as LGBTQ+ History Month, a move that garnered unanimous approval from the board members in attendance and support from people at the meeting.
Trustee Jennifer Schacher, who worked to fly LGBTQ flags...
Four detained in alleged robbery
Watsonville Police said four people appeared to have set up a fake prostitution meeting with a man around 1 p.m. at the Motel 6 at Green Meadow Drive at South Green Valley Road.
Flocking for a cause
For a man as accustomed to unusual calls as Watsonville’s Fire Chief, Pablo Barreto started his day on Wednesday with an unusual one.
Sheriff’s office seeking missing Watsonville woman
WATSONVILLE — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a Watsonville woman who has been missing since leaving her residence Saturday.
Heidi Nunez, 19, has not been seen since she left home after her mother denied her request to attend a concert...
City to host Drive-Thru Trunk-or-Treat event Friday
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department and the County of Santa Cruz will host a Drive-Thru Trunk-or-Treat event Friday between 4:30-7:30pm, or until supplies last.
Families are invited to drive their vehicles through Ramsay Park, 1301 Main St., starting at the Main...
PRFMA advances plan to fund gaps in levee protection
Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600 million Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, a long overdue effort to improve levees along the Pajaro River and Corralitos...
Concert benefits middle school science programs
The End of Summer Music Bash will take place Saturday from 5-9:30 p.m. at the Corralitos Grange Hall, 165 Little Corral Way in Corralitos.
Coroner: Former Santa Cruz neurosurgeon severed artery in jail suicide
SANTA CRUZ—The former neurosurgeon accused of molesting multiple children committed suicide by slicing into his femoral artery on his left groin, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn announced Wednesday.
James Kohut, 59, was found dead in his cell early in the morning on Oct....
Man recently arrested for robbery placed bombs around city in 2001
WATSONVILLE—The man who was arrested on Dec. 22 on suspicion of robbing the Freedom Centre Rite Aid store in Watsonville at gunpoint 24-hours earlier has a lengthy history with local police.
Raymond Quiñonez, in late 2001, was arrested after making a string of bomb threats...
Elderday unveils its new senior day center
After more than a year of construction, Community Bridges cut the ribbon on its newly relocated Elderday Adult Day Health Care center, which offers a host of medical, social and nutritional services for older adults and people with disabilities.
The addition adjacent to Community Bridges’...
Mariners on track for fourth consecutive SCCAL title | Girls soccer
Midway through the winter campaign, Aptos remains the cream of the crop in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with a current record of...



















