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Pajaro Valley Arts’ latest exhibit, “Museum of Curious Perceptions,” arrives on Wednesday at the PV Gallery.

If all goes according to schedule, the 7.3-acre property on West Beach Street that once housed the Indalex aluminum plant will feature a new hotel, a gas station and a retail store within one year.

The American Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donations to help address a winter blood shortage, the organization recently announced.

The Cabrillo College Robotics Club has again earned its place to compete in the Third Annual NASA Swarmathon, which will be held at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. from April 17-19.

Voters throughout the county headed to the polls Tuesday, helping to choose a governor and vice-governor, elect local leaders and decide on a handful of ballot propositions.

If a group of rail supporters has its way, Watsonville residents will be able to commute to jobs in Santa Cruz, or through the Pajaro connection to San Jose and beyond on a train.

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday said farewell to members Willie Yahiro, Leslie De Rose and Jeff Ursino during the annual organizational meeting, which also was a time to swear in three new trustees.

Two vehicles were destroyed Tuesday night after someone reportedly drilled a hole in the gas tank to steal fuel and sparked a fire, Watsonville Police Sgt. Mish Radich said.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission approved a new operator for the 32-mile Santa Cruz rail line that runs from Watsonville to Davenport, a plan that could be implemented once an ongoing study of the county’s rail line is complete.

More than 600 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to more than 271 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Wednesday.