Advocating for children’s safety
CASA of Santa Cruz County's training for new volunteers begins Jan. 30, with the deadline to apply on Jan. 18.
PVUSD holds State of the District meeting
In the two years since Michelle Rodriguez began her tenure as Pajaro Valley Unified School District superintendent, the district has boosted by 20 percent the numbers of first-graders who are able to decode and comprehend what they read.
City hopes passion project can jumpstart downtown
To say home brewing has played a part in David Purgason’s life would be a gigantic understatement.
Council dishes out funds to organizations
The Watsonville City Council approved funding for social services agencies Tuesday, and agreed to add more for senior programs after a large group urged them to do so.
A playful gesture
On Thursday morning, a large delivery truck made its way into Watsonville’s industrial zone and prepared to unload. While not an uncommon site in the area, the truck’s contents were unique.
Young rocketeers soar to success
Launch conditions were far from nominal at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Thursday, where a small group of rocket scientists gathered to perform several test runs of a homemade rocket.
Water main project continues
A water services crew from the City of Watsonville has started up a new wave of the water main improvement project on Marchant Street and surrounding areas.
Warriors GM Myers confident Kerr will return to full health
OAKLAND — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers fully expects Steve Kerr to find a solution to his debilitating health issues and return to the bench without being forced out of coaching altogether because of complications from two back surgerie
Young inventors head to national competition
Thomas Edison, who is perhaps best known for inventing the incandescent light bulb, also created the phonograph and the world’s first motion picture camera, among other things. Each of these radically changed the world.
Photo story: Showers heading to Central Coast
Clouds build up over the Pajaro Valley recently. A new weather system will most likely bring showers and a possibility of thunderstorms starting Monday....
