Community Foundation awards 11 scholarships to PVUSD students
APTOS—Community Foundation Santa Cruz County awarded scholarships to 11 local students, the organization announced July 10.
Pajaro Valley High School students Reyna Ponce (Barbara J. Thompson Scholarship), Omar Salazar (Emmett and Elsie Geiser Scholarship), Brianna Melgoza-Ortiz (Hank Garcia Jr. and Family Scholarship), Adam Tangonan (Hank...
Few problems on Fourth
In Watsonville, police officers wrote 20 violations, each of which came with a $1,000 fine.
Family of Covid-19 victim suing Watsonville nursing home after deadly outbreak
WATSONVILLE—A family of a man who died from Covid-19 at Watsonville Post Acute Center (WPAC) has sued the facility.
Donald Wickham, 94, died on Oct. 10. He was one of 16 residents who died after contracting the virus.
According to the lawsuit filed Nov. 10 by...
Watsonville man, child killed after truck plunges off cliff
SAN MATEO COUNTY—A Watsonville man and a child were killed on April 29 after the pickup they were in plunged off a cliff and into the ocean at Pescadero State Beach in San Mateo County, Cal Fire in San Mateo reported.
According to California Highway...
Daniel Castillo shines at SCCAL boys championship | Track and field
SANTA CRUZ—Monte Vista Christian senior Daniel Castillo was lights out in four events at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships, including a win in the 110-meter hurdles in 17.50 seconds.
His performance at Harbor High on April 24 was good enough...
PHOTO: Watsonville Community Band celebrates 72 years
The Watsonville Community Band celebrated its 72nd anniversary recently with a birthday cake.
Radio station celebrating two years
It’s been two years since KDUB 99.9 FM went live on the airwaves.
Council to weigh budget cuts, cannabis rules adjustments Tuesday
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday night meeting will take its first look at the proposed restructured budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year, which includes seven layoffs and the elimination of all sports programs.
The council is also expected to make major changes to...
Briefs: Rydell arts fellowships; local equestrians in Tournament of Roses Parade
Four awarded Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships
Four local visual artists have been selected by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County to receive Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship awards for 2024 and 2025.
The awardees are Christian Rex van Minnen, Louise Leong, Maria Isabel LeBlanc and Shirin Towfiq.
Each fellowship...
K9 helps nab suspect, find drugs, cash, gun
A man was arrested Dec. 4 after Monterey County Sheriff's deputies found drugs, cash and a loaded gun in a vehicle.
Around 3:15pm, detectives with...
