Stop signs coming for Larkin Valley
The County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works will install new stop signs at the intersection of Larkin Valley and White roads and Larkin Valley Road and Mar Monte Avenue that will convert the intersections to all-way stop-controlled intersections.
The County will install the...
Big-rig flips on Hwy 101 in Aromas
A big rig ended up on its side on the northbound entrance to Highway 101 at Highway 129 Thursday in Aromas around 10:30 a.m.
Officials pushing for farmworker housing
Editor's note: To view the study visit https://bit.ly/2oGogtL ...This is the third entry in a multi-part series concerning housing in the Pajaro Valley. For the first part see the Sept. 20 edition of The Pajaronian or click HERE.
WATSONVILLE—State Assemblyman Robert Rivas is forever grateful for the time...
PHOTOS: Dia de los Muertos in Watsonville Plaza
Live music, dance performances, community altars and family activities filled the afternoon in Watsonville Plaza Friday during the annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.
Watsonville Film Festival partnered with Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Watsonville...
5-year-old boy stabbed to death by brother in Scotts Valley
A 5-year-old boy died Wednesday after his twin brother reportedly stabbed him in the back with a kitchen knife.
Ashley Keehn, public information officer for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were dispatched to a report of a stabbing at a home in...
New roundabout at Hwy 129-Lakeview Road opens
WATSONVILLE—The newly constructed roundabout at the intersection of Highway 129 (Riverside Road) and Lakeview Road opened on Dec. 3 to through traffic.
Final roadway striping and a variety of construction details will be completed over the next few weeks, but the roadway and roundabout are...
CHP arrests man in Prunedale projectile attacks case
SALINAS–Law enforcement officials have arrested a man suspected of using a slingshot to shoot glass marbles at dozens of vehicles traveling on highways 156 and 101 in Prunedale and San Benito County since February.
Charles Kenneth Lafferty, 52, has been charged with 21 felony counts,...
Marking history: Historic Landmark Blue Plaque Award Ceremony set for May
The Flying A station was built between 1926 and 1927, and was last used in 1989, where it originally stood at the corner of Main and Fifth streets.
It began as Mellander and Brown’s Associated Gas, and was later known as the “Flying A”...
Voters opt for smaller, streamlined system
For decades, voters on election day went to their respective polling places—roughly 160 in Santa Cruz County—where they would be handed a ballot for the candidates and races specific to their districts.
It was a time-honored tradition, and—for one day—a community gathering spot, with many...
Pajaro Valley Chamber awards announced
Every year the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture names its annual awardees, selecting the people, organizations and events that help shape the...
