Andy Vargas to hold holiday benefit concert this weekend
Watsonville native and Santana lead singer Andy Vargas will bring his band to the Henry J. Mello Center Saturday for a holiday benefit concert.
Power shutoff canceled in Santa Cruz County
Pacific, Gas and Electric (PG&E) Company’s Public Safety Power Shutoff scheduled for Wednesday night in Santa Cruz County has been called off, the county announced on its Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.
County of Santa Cruz spokesman Jason Hoppin said early Tuesday that roughly 18,000 Santa...
Mother's Day Run supports PV Shelter
A total of 639 people took part in Watsonville’s Mother's Day Run/Walk for Shelter on Sunday, while hundreds more watched from the sidelines.
Watsonville Police arrest suspected arsonist
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on April 16 arrested a homeless man for allegedly setting two fires.
Elio Ortega, 41, was charged with arson. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail, jail records showed.
Ortega was arrested after officers responded to a report...
Santa Cruz County COVID-19 testing still limited as cases increase
SANTA CRUZ—More than 175 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Santa Cruz County, and 24 of them have come back positive.
That’s according to county Health Services Director Mimi Hall, who at Tuesday morning’s Board of Supervisors meeting said that the county is still limited...
Woman’s Club raises funds for scholarships
The Corralitos Woman’s Club announced the three recipients of its annual scholarship program during a luncheon Tuesday.
PV girls’ basketball hosts first annual toy drive event on campus
A little more than 100 Pajaro Valley Unified School District students received an early Christmas present at Pajaro Valley High’s first annual toy drive...
