Big Sur Timber Fire 27% contained
The Timber Fire in Big Sur has burned 5,626 acres and is 27% contained as of Wednesday.
“Containment of the Timber Fire continues to increase,” said CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Josh Silveira.
To date, no homes in Big Sur have been damaged or destroyed. Nearly 2,000...
Royal Oaks couple to pay $800K in unlawful housing, tax evasion case
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced Aug. 13 that Nicolas Mejia Ruvalcaba and Ana Ortiz Ruvalcaba, both 73, entered no contest pleas to charges of unlawful and dangerous housing they provided on their 23-acre property in Royal Oaks.
Nicolas Ruvalcaba pled no contest to...
Two vying for PVUSD Trustee Area 5 seat
Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of stories on the four seats up for election on the PVUSD Board of Trustees. Look to future editions for trustee areas 1, 4 and 7.
Two candidates are vying for the seat.
Alicia Jimenez recently retired...
PVUSD looks ahead to new school year
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is beginning the new school year with rising test scores at several campuses, students taking a larger role in shaping district policy and construction poised to begin on a long-awaited performing arts center at Pajaro Valley High School.
In an...
Watsonville City Council District 5
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories on the Watsonville City Council race, for which two seats are up for grabs. Next week’s issue will feature the District 7 race, in which Nancy Bilicich is facing Ed Acosta. Mayor Kristal Salcido and...
A honey of an honor for Rivas Bees
Anselmo Rivas has spent much of his life working in agriculture, from tending his family’s farm as a teenager in Mexico to managing apple orchards in the Pajaro Valley. He now owns and operates Rivas Bees.
But his passion now, after retiring from a lifetime...
PVUSD Trustee Area 5 candidate Curt Wilcox talks qualifications, defends past
Curt Wilcox says he is running for a seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees with a lifetime of experience as a working-class businessman and father, though he acknowledged he has never attended a district board meeting and has not...
Watsonville airport receives $115K federal grant
Watsonville Municipal Airport will receive more than $115,000 in federal funding to upgrade runway markings, U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff announced Wednesday.
The $115,058 grant will pay for new markings on Runway 2/20 to bring the airport into compliance with current standards.
The funding...
Capitola Murder suspect pleads not guilty
A 19-year-old man pleaded not guilty to homicide charges Wednesday for the recent stabbing death of a woman outside Capitola Mall.
Tyler Leibelt was arrested July 20 and charged with murder and other enhancement allegations, including lying in wait, for the stabbing of 73-year-old Rachell...
Former Monte Vista teacher arrested on suspicion of sex crimes
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from Monte Vista Christian School.
A former Monte Vista Christian School teacher was arrested Aug. 14 on suspicion of committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child who is 14 or 15.
Jacob Lee, 28,...
‘Catz remain unbeaten to begin fall campaign | Girls flag football
Temperatures will finally begin to drop after a couple of scorching days hit the Central Coast unexpectedly this week.
The only thing not cooling down...





















