A crew from Community Tree Service removed several large trees and trimmed back several others Monday and Tuesday at ...

Lifelong Watsonville resident and community advocate Elias Gonzalez announced Monday that he is running for 4th District supervisor. He is up against incumbent Felipe Hernandez, who has served on the ...

Thousands of young people walked out of school Friday, filling the streets of Watsonville and Santa Cruz to protest recent ...

Midway through the winter campaign, Aptos remains the cream of the crop in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with a current record of 6-0 in league play.

Santa Cruz County’s immigrant community got a measure of protection Tuesday after the Board of Supervisors approved an ad hoc subcommittee that will address potential impacts from federal immigration ...

Officials in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties will conduct a test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system on Thursday, sending ...

A 13-year-old male driving a stolen vehicle Sunday led officers from three law enforcement agencies on a chase that left a ...

Evening routines in Watsonville look different than a decade ago. Where late nights once revolved around a narrow window of bar hours or single-purpose venues, residents now spread their discretionary ...

Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts ...

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Columnist Theo Wierdsma draws comparisons between Hitler's activities in the early days of the Nazi regime, and Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.