Getting outside the box
With hikes through the woods and sloughs, ropes courses high in the redwoods and a study of water ecosystems, a new program at New School Community Day School has taken students outside the traditional classroom setting.
Pajaro Valley Pride holds second annual festival
Hundreds of people flocked downtown late Sunday morning for the second annual Pajaro Valley Pride Festival.
Exxon responds to Santa Cruz city, county lawsuit
In an opening salvo in what could be a protracted legal battle, the Exxon Mobil Corporation has fired back at a lawsuit filed in December by the City and County of Santa Cruz.
Pajaronian to print weekly
The Register-Pajaronian will be changing its print schedule to a once weekly publication on Fridays. The initial Friday publication will be April 20.
Gonzalez sworn into city council
Aurelio Gonzalez was sworn into the Watsonville City Council Tuesday evening.
Group floats affordable housing measure
A newly-formed group hopes to convince the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to place a bond measure on the November 2018 ballot that would fund affordable housing projects.
Woman gets 11 years for fatal DUI
A Watsonville woman was sentenced to 11 years in state prison Tuesday for the 2016 DUI hit-and-run crash that killed Santa Cruz resident Scott Brunton.
PHOTO: Crab feast boosts SC County Fair
Attendees to the 15th annual Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation Crab Feed enjoy an all-you-can-eat crab and barbecue chicken dinner Saturday.
Taekwondo instructor arrested for third time
A Watsonville taekwondo instructor who was arrested in 2016 for sex crimes against a minor, and who was arrested again in January while he was out on bail for new crimes against a minor, was arrested for a third time on Thursday after police discovered video evidence of his sex crimes, Watsonville Police Sgt. Brian Ridgway announced Thursday.
Watsonville Hospital facing closure as staff urges financial improvements
Watsonville Community Hospital may close in the next six to 12 months if it does not improve its financial situation.
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