From tragedy, a ‘blessing’
Salvation Army Capt. Harold Laubach Jr. leads the organization’s Santa Cruz location, and also coordinates the organization’s programs throughout Santa Cruz County.
A day of recognition
When he was a young man serving in the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II, Ed Souza went into Hiroshima, Japan about a week after the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on the city. His task was to dismantle shipbuilding facilities there.
Watsonville Fire training new recruits
With an almost military precision, a small group of recruits stood at attention at Watsonville Fire Station 2 Friday morning, ready to continue the training that will make them full-fledged firefighters.
Suspected gas thief arrested
Police arrested a Watsonville man Friday morning suspected of stealing gas from "numerous" vehicles from the last couple of months, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.
Watsonville company sells technology to Chilean tribe
A Watsonville company best known for converting crop by-products into clean-burning fuel has gone global.
Ringing in the New Year
Sunday is New Year’s Eve, and all over the Central Coast events are being planned to ring in the new year.
PHOTO: Here comes the rain
A man uses a large umbrella to guard himself from the rain Wednesday in Watsonville.
Major Main Street retail project planned
Plans are underway to redevelop a property at Main Street and Auto Center Drive, and once complete, it will significantly transform one of the busiest intersections in the city.
‘True colors’
Just before he burst through a rainbow-colored door and ran through a gauntlet of cheerleaders and cheering friends in Pajaro Valley High School’s quad, Fernie Viveros proclaimed himself to be “hella gay.”
The Pajaronian’s Female Athlete of the Year: Olivia Contreras
There’s a lot of work that goes into being a student-athlete nowadays.
Most have to juggle between practice, workouts (sometimes twice a day), school work...
