Mastodon tooth discovered on Rio Del Mar Beach
About 100,000 years ago, American mastodons roamed California, using their giant trunks and teeth to graze upon the trees growing in forests and wetlands.
While...
Watsonville Film Festival announces scholarship recipient
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) recently announced the 2022 recipient of the organization’s annual Student Scholarship.
Santiago Meza, who graduated from Harbor High School in...
Pajaro residents still evacuated
PAJARO—On the same day that the City of Watsonville lifted its evacuation warnings and orders, residents of the town of Pajaro are questioning why...
Supervisors approve new building, program to serve youth
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to purchase a mid-county building which, if it passes...
Farmers market opens for season at Ramsay Park
El Mercado farmers market is up and running at Ramsay Park every Tuesday from 2-6pm. Market Manager Jesus Madrigal said about a dozen vendors,...
PHOTO: Tree crushes car, shuts down Aromas Road
Aromas Road has been shut down since 11:30am Friday when a huge eucalyptus tree crashed to the pavement. The tree crushed a parked Infinity...
PHOTOS: World’s Shortest Parade returns in Aptos
The World’s Shortest Parade made its way through Aptos on Tuesday for the Fourth of July.
Put on by the Aptos Chamber of Commerce, the...
Watsonville City Manager Rene Mendez leaving
Watsonville City Manager Rene Mendez has been named as the new City Manager for the City of Salinas, just two years after starting his...
PHOTO: SUV rolls into ag field on Holohan Road
The California Highway Patrol investigates a solo-vehicle crash on Holohan Road Saturday. Sgt. Atty said the male driver of a Nissan Murano SUV was...
Pajaro flood victims get a helping hand
PAJARO VALLEY—A growing list of helping hands during the flood crisis that struck Pajaro recently continues to dole out badly needed goods and services.
On...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
