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 ...

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 ...

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 High junior Lisandro Pantoja placed third in the boys' shot put event during the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division Track and Field Championship at Rancho San Juan High School ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

Aptos High senior Izzy Graff won the girls' long jump event at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Track and Field Championship at Aptos High on May 3. (John Lee/The Pajaronian) Aptos sophomore ...

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 ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took a first look at this year’s finances in advance of budget hearings in June. The $1.23 billion budget proposal is $176 million less than last ...

Mission Hills Middle School student Bryce Grossman, 14, left, joins Sloan Peterson, 15 and Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah in raising the Pride flag. (Todd Guild/The ...