Health Trust hosts blood drive in honor of injured firefighter
WATSONVILLE—A blood drive will be held Friday at the Pajaro Valley Health Trust in honor of a 35-year veteran of the Watsonville Fire Department, Captain Danny Lucas.
On Nov. 20 Lucas was seriously injured in a hunting accident in Montana when a large caliber bullet...
Music, activities and more lined up for Kidrageous carnival
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the 20th annual Jacob’s Heart Kidrageous Golden Carnival returns Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Watsonville City Plaza.
Stealing Christmas: Mannequin dressed as Santa taken from Staff of Life
WATSONVILLE—He was seen by hundreds joyfully riding an early day, bright red Farmall tractor at the front of the recently opened Staff of Life Natural Foods Market in the East Lake Village Shopping Center in Watsonville.
With both hands clutching the steering wheel and a...
69 displaced in motel fire
An early morning fire swept through a popular inn at the Beach Flats area of Santa Cruz Sunday sending guests scurrying into the darkness to safety, some of them in bare feet.
County receives funding for Mid-County low-income housing project
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously accepted more than $10.6 million in unanticipated revenue, which will be used to build a low-income housing development in Mid-County.
The project at 2838 Park Ave. near Cabrillo College will offer 17 units for...
Motorcyclist dies in solo crash
A man died after he crashed his motorcycle into a utility pole on Lewis Road Monday afternoon.
PV trustees approve evaluation tool, superintendent contract
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to use a specialized assessment tool to help teachers better focus their math lessons where students need it.
Photo: Salmon season begins in Monterey Bay
Scores of fishers took to the sea out of the Santa Cruz Harbor Sunday to test their skills in snaring a few salmon. The salmon season began April 3 in the Monterey Bay area and down south to the U.S.-Mexico border. The length of...
Cabrillo Gallery to reopen to the public for annual exhibit
APTOS—Cabrillo College’s on-campus art gallery is reopening to the public after being shuttered since March 2020.
After holding a variety of virtual shows for the past 17 months, Cabrillo Gallery returns to in-person with its annual “12x12: An Open Invitational” exhibit. The exhibit invites artists...
Thriving among the giants
APTOS—Sitting in the cab of a 25-ton Caterpillar excavator, Stephanie Siqueiros works the levers of the dinosaur-like beast to swivel the mechanical arm to reach across the pavement and attach a large scoop bucket. Nimbly, she attaches the bucket, its steel teeth facing skyward,...
City Council approves no-encampment zones
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a new camping ordinance creating designated “no-encampment zones,” allowing the city to immediately remove...
