Holiday food drive kicks off
Second Harvest Food Bank of Watsonville has now entered its most intense two months of the year, when it encourages the community to organize the dozens of local food and fund drives throughout the county, forming the Holiday Food and Fund Drive.
Pajaro set to open new park
A small park in Pajaro that was shuttered two years has been given new life, thanks to work by Monterey County and Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District.
Pajaro Valley Pride holds second annual festival
Hundreds of people flocked downtown late Sunday morning for the second annual Pajaro Valley Pride Festival.
Shooting victim dies from wounds
The man who was shot Friday morning after a court dispute died from his wounds Saturday afternoon, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Cleveland said.
Judge finalizes adoption for transgender teen
After an attempt to settle with one adoptive family fell through, and after shuffling through several foster families, Luka Sousae-Furnal has finally found a home.
PHOTO: Aromas Day pulls in the crowds
Live music was just a fraction of the fun at the annual Aromas Day Sunday.
Charges spelled out for former neurosurgeon, codefendants
In a hearing packed with graphic descriptions of sexual abuse against four children, a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge on Tuesday heard a litany of accusations against a former Santa Cruz neurosurgeon and his two female codefendants, all of whom are facing multiple charges and lifetimes in prison.
3 teens injured in Aptos home invasion
Three teen males suffered injuries, one of them seriously, in an alleged home invasion robbery Monday in a quiet neighborhood in the Aptos Hills known as Rolling Green Estates.
Conserving a vital resource
For the past 33 years, the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency has aimed to solve water usage issues in the Pajaro Valley and neighboring regions.
Hazelwood Park undergoing restoration
Currently in the middle of a massive restoration project, Hazelwood Park is almost unrecognizable.
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...





















