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...
Photo story: Aromas Day draws thousands
Tariq Belhaj shows a 2024 Aromas Day T-shirt he purchased at the annual Aromas Day celebration. Between 5,000-7,000 people typically come to the one-day free event. From caramel corn, classic cars, cops arts and crafts, firefighters, sports groups and live music, the event has...
Yahiro falls behind in PVUSD race
Daniel Dodge Jr. has pulled ahead of Pajaro Valley Unified School District incumbent trustee Willie Yahiro in the race for the Trustee Area 4 seat, election results updated Tuesday showed.
Sex offender arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from young boys
LAS LOMAS—The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 54-year-old Las Lomas man for allegedly soliciting sex from two young boys in north Monterey County.
Two boys, ages 7 and 11, said that a man who called himself Rene had asked them to perform oral...
‘We win together’: 13 in training at Fire Academy
Thirteen firefighters in training are currently in the eighth week of an 18-week program to become new firefighters through the Santa Cruz County Regional Firefighters Training Academy 19-01.
Watsonville man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing girl
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly sexually abusing a young girl.
Francisco Guzman-Marin, 66, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14. He was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, jail records...
Farm Discovery to host annual benefit dinner
WATSONVILLE—Farm Discovery at Live Earth Farm, an organization aiming to empower youth and their families through farm-based education programs, will host its annual benefit dinner on Sept. 24.
“Mesa: Farm Discovery Fall Feast in the Fields” will have guests enjoying a multi-course meal with a...
A close-up view of World War II
The Pajaro Valley Historical Association will host their Annual Vintage Picnic July 1 that will showcase World War II.
Business brief: Matthew Jones Agency hosts mixer
Farmers Insurance Matthew Jones Agency, 106 Airport Blvd. Suite 101 in Watsonville will host a Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture mixer on Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.
Destruction on display | About Town
On Tuesday I went up in a small plane with a friend out of Watsonville Municipal Airport to gather photos of the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire that raged through the Santa Cruz Mountains and was fully constrained last Wednesday. It was nothing shy...
Female Athlete of the Year: Aptos’ Izzy Graff brought excellence to...
Aptos graduate Izzy Graff was on the verge of joining the cross country team going into her junior year in 2023 so she could...