It has been almost three decades since local organizers launched the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, an event created to highlight young people whose work has benefitted the LGBTQ community, as well as ...

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 ...

This early day photo of Watsonville Drug Store on the 300 block of Main Street will be part of the Santa Cruz County History Fair May 17 at the Watsonville Buddhist Temple. photo courtesy Pajaro ...

REBUTTAL Pajaro Valley Unified School District board member Gabriel Medina criticizes elements of the censure (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian) The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...