Fire departments welcome new recruits
In a ceremony that drew nearly 100 people on Friday afternoon, Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire Protection District welcomed their newest members in Twin Lakes Church’s Monscke Hall.
Carnival commemorates Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services held its 19th annual Kidrageous Golden Carnival in the Watsonville City Plaza Sunday afternoon.
Preparing for disaster
In the wake of a series of hurricanes that slammed the East Coast, and a pair of earthquakes that ripped through Mexico earlier this month, Santa Cruz County residents are starting to wonder when the disaster will strike closer to home.
Police: Man vandalized several businesses, vehicles
A Watsonville man was arrested Saturday after allegedly breaking numerous windows of businesses and vehicles downtown, including at the Watsonville Police Department.
Council to declare support for DACA
The Watsonville City Council is expected to declare its support Tuesday of a national program that allows undocumented students a temporary reprieve from deportation.
CSEA, PVUSD finalize contract
Pajaro Valley Unified School District reached a contract agreement with its classified employees after four meetings that concluded Sept. 15 with a “marathon” 12-hour bargaining session, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Chona Killeen said Friday.
New sex charges for doctor, women
Santa Cruz neurosurgeon James Joel Kohut, who is already accused of numerous child sex charges, appeared in court Thursday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to 32 additional felony counts.
From horror to humanity
During a seven-month stint as a combat medic in Mosul, Iraq, Watsonville High School graduate Chris Lint treated scores of injured people. One of these was a woman with a bullet wound in her thigh.
Valle del Pájaro park opens in South County
Santa Cruz County officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the first new park to open in South County’s unincorporated region in decades.
The 38.5-acre...
