Fire burning in Santa Cruz Mountains
More than 300 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to about 150 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Tuesday.
The great outdoors
Kids of all ages visited the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday for the seventh annual Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day.
Feds propose changes to immigration rules
A group of service providers and elected officials gathered in Community Bridges’ new Watsonville location Thursday to discuss a proposal from the Trump administration that could drastically change rules for immigrants applying for residency.
Conserving a vital resource
For the past 33 years, the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency has aimed to solve water usage issues in the Pajaro Valley and neighboring regions.
Police break jail smuggling ring
Law enforcement officials from three agencies arrested eight people Tuesday, in what police are describing as a “well-orchestrated” scheme to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Santa Cruz County Jail.
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Estrada to move on
After serving in the firefighting world since 1985, Battalion Chief Greg Estrada, 49, of Pajaro Valley Fire is bracing to hang up his helmet at the end of the month.
Greenhouse Growers Open House returns
Local greenhouses will once again open their doors to the public Saturday for the Ninth Annual Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House.
Soccer group scores a goal
In the nine years since its inception, Aztecas Soccer Club has kept young people from the draw of criminal street gangs by keeping them busy with games and practices and giving them academic support.
Fire scorches house in Watsonville mobile home park
WATSONVILLE—A home was badly damaged after a fire broke out late Saturday at a mobile home park in Watsonville.
According to the Santa Cruz County Fire Dispatch website, a fire was reported on the 100 block of Pera Drive inside the Rancho Cerritos Mobile Home...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...























