California Assembly Woman Gail Pellerin, left, speaks to a crowd of volunteers under the Ocean Street bridge along the San Lorenzo River as Coastal Watershed Commission Executive Director Laurie Egan ...

A car shot off of northbound Green Valley Road at Doering Lane around 5:30am Tuesday and sheered a utility pole off at the base. The car then careened across a sidewalk and through a wood fence before ...

The 27th Annual Health Fair, hosted by Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley, runs from 2-6pm Friday at Watsonville City Plaza. The event brings together over 40 local partners offering free health ...

Capitola Police found this sawed off shotgun (shown in cut-away photo) during a car stop on a 17 year-old male on Capitola Road. (contributed) Capitola Police arrested a 17 year old male after they ...

A student from UC Santa Cruz is missing after reportedly jumping off the cliffs (shown here) at Lighthouse Point on the west side of Santa Cruz. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file) A man is still missing ...

Dolores Huerta shows a map of pesticide usage as Center for Farmworker Families director Ann Lopez and Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture co-founder Adam Scow look on. (Isabella Blevins ...

There’s something powerful about a fresh start—especially when it’s backed by real progress, deep community roots, and a bold vision for the future. At our April 18 State of the Hospital event, ...

Watsonville senior Brianna Leon, left, is surrounded by her parents during a National Letter of Intent signing event at Watsonville High on May 6. (Raul Ebio/The Pajaronian) After weeks of ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated from a previous version. The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees rejected a move to censure Trustee Gabriel Medina during a clamorous ...

Elijah Thomas, 4, and his mother Erica gather pieces of trash at Seacliff State Beach in 2023. Todd Guild/Pajaronian file On May 10, people are expected to gather in more than 60 locations to ...

EARTH WATCH Watsonville Mayor Maria Orozco gathers information from the folks at the Pajaro Valley Climate Action table April 27 in Watsonville Plaza during a celebration of Earth Day. More than 45 ...

Banda Superbandido delivers their mix of Mexican music Sunday in downtown Watsonville during the Cinco de Mayo Festival. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian) Thousands of people showed up for the 35th ...