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Pajaro Valley last week secured the flag football program’s first-ever Pacific Coast Athletic League championship following a pair of blowout victories, including a battle...

St. Francis’ Madrigal tosses four TDs en route to victory | High school football roundup

High School Sports

St. Francis junior quarterback Max Madrigal tossed four touchdowns in the first half to help lift the Sharks past North Monterey County in Pacific...

Manuel Bersamin dies at 67

Local News

When former Watsonville City Councilman Manuel Bersamin retired from his seat in 2012 to care for his ailing 95-year-old mother, The Pajaronian asked him...

Supervisor Felipe Hernandez to host BESS town hall

Local News

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez will host a town hall meeting tonight, Oct. 27, to discuss potential rules for battery energy storage systems...

Supervisors table Kratom ban

Local News

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled an ordinance that would have banned the sale of Kratom, opting instead for a...

A look back at Gold Country in the Sierra Foothills

Travel

Since I was born in Columbia in the Sierra foothills, I’ve returned there a number of times to soak in some of the history...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Missing 12-year-olds found safe

October 28, 2025

The 12-year-old girl who took her mother’s car and went on the run Saturday—and her 12-year-old boyfriend who joined her—have both been found In...

One dead after van plunges off Santa Cruz Wharf

October 27, 2025

A Scotts Valley man died Sunday morning after his minivan plunged into the ocean from the Santa Cruz Wharf. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office...

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies seeking armed robbery duo

October 27, 2025

Monterey County Sheriff investigators are looking for two suspects who committed armed robbery at the Express Market in Pajaro on Saturday. The suspects, both male,...

Suspect arrested in East Lake Avenue attempted murder

October 17, 2025

A man was arrested Thursday night on the 700 block of Palm Avenue on suspicion of attempted murder. With the help of SWAT officers Watsonville...

OPINION

Letters to the editor Oct. 24-30

October 24, 2025

Teachers are educators, not activists In a recent opinion piece, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers expressed concern on being silenced in the classroom. PVUSD teachers need to be reminded that they have a civic role to be educators. The concept that they are change agents, child advocates, architects of...