PV Arts opens ‘Emergence’ show
“Emergence,” the latest exhibition at Pajaro Valley Arts, has opened at the Pajaro Valley Gallery, 37 Sudden St.
The exhibit showcases 33 artists with more than 100 works in a wealth of mediums.
Based on the definition of emergence—“coming into being or prominence”—the artwork features new...
PHOTO: Mole and mariachi
The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
Corpus Christi celebrated in Watsonville
Volunteer workers place colored sawdust to create a path in the parking lot of St. Patrick's Church on Thursday.
Three arrested for murder
An adult and two juveniles are facing murder charges for the death of a 41-year-old man whose body was found off the roadway on upper North Rodeo Gulch on Oct. 13.
Nonprofits, community groups invited to register for Human Race
The Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County is inviting area nonprofits, schools, groups and churches to register now for the 2019 Human Race.
Man arrested for allegedly molesting child at daycare
A Watsonville man was arrested Thursday morning on allegations of sexual abuse of a minor at a Watsonville daycare facility.
Ramon Castillo-Ruiz, 28, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, and possession of a controlled substance. He was booked into...
Photo: Helmet and boots no more
Watsonville Fire Capt. Matt Ryan (right) pays thanks to fellow firefighters from multiple agencies, various police, family and friends Tuesday morning at a farewell breakfast on his final shift as a firefighter. Born in 1962 at the old Watsonville Community Hospital, Ryan said he...
Three to interview for vacant Cabrillo Trustee seat
WATSONVILLE—Three candidates have qualified to fill the vacant Area 5 seat on the Cabrillo College Board of Trustees, which covers Watsonville.
The candidates will be interviewed during a public meeting on Feb. 27 at 6pm at Cabrillo’s Watsonville Center, Room C107.
The three candidates are:
• Manuel...
Big rains move on; warmer days ahead
CENTRAL COAST—Heavy rains drenched the Central Coast at the start of the week, but forecasters say wet weather has largely drifted south, opening the curtain for warmer, sunny days.
While areas of the Central Coast dealt with isolated flooding, a few down trees and a...
District joins lawsuit against vaping giant
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. for its role in creating an epidemic among young people.
The lawsuit, which includes 25 school districts throughout California, also blames the company for the resurgence of young people that...
PVUSD trustees cut school employee, teacher positions
After the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Thursday night made sweeping cuts to 78 classified positions, newly appointed Board President...





















