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MONTEREY COUNTY—A man who used a slingshot to fire projectiles at vehicles driving on Monterey County highways between February 2019 and January 2020 was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in state prison, Monterey County Deputy District Attorney Matthew L’Heureux announced. Charles Kenneth Lafferty, 54, pleaded...

WATSONVILLE—A blood drive will be held Friday at the Pajaro Valley Health Trust in honor of a 35-year veteran of the Watsonville Fire Department, Captain Danny Lucas.  On Nov. 20 Lucas was seriously injured in a hunting accident in Montana when a large caliber bullet...

I walked through the Capitola Mall on 41st Avenue last night and was surprised to see how empty it was. In Beck’s Shoes, a place that’s been there for years and offers a wide range of quality shoes, had one or two customers. The...

Two people died in a two-car crash Sunday night at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Casserly Road.  California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the crash happened around 8:45pm between a white Infiniti sedan and a gray Toyota sedan. According to Murillo, a 19-year-old...

The annual Santa Cruz Pride parade made its way through downtown Santa Cruz on June 4.

Effective Nov. 30, The Pajaronian will close its rented office on Brennan Street and join the company’s other Santa Cruz County publications at its Santa Cruz office at 107 Dakota St. But Pajaronian writers and advertising personnel will continue to work in Watsonville in the...

Since the start of the pandemic, Cabrillo Gallery has had to adapt exhibits through its website and social media. But the gallery’s newest show, “Bearing Witness: Manifesting Black History from Photographic Archives,” is one that might not have existed outside a virtual format. “Honestly, it’s...

Tariq Belhaj shows a 2024 Aromas Day T-shirt he purchased at the annual Aromas Day celebration. Between 5,000-7,000 people typically come to the one-day free event. From caramel corn, classic cars, cops arts and crafts, firefighters, sports groups and live music, the event has...