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After their truck stalled in this flooded section of Elkhorn Road Saturday these men wait for help. Scores of motorists were turned away at the intersection at Hidden Valley Road at mid day. Heavy rains have flooded area roads, including Paulsen Road and San...

This story has been updated with quotes from people who attended the event. Protests erupted across the United States on Saturday following President Donald Trump’s military attack on Venezuela late Friday. Demonstrations were held throughout the Monterey Bay region, including in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Salinas and...

Thomas James Paul Watson became Watsonville’s first baby of the new year, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 20 inches long when he was born at 3:36 a.m. He is the first child for mother Zenaida Mena, 27, and Nick Watson, 29. Swaddled and...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13 will review proposed rules governing large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), which are expected to allow the controversial facilities to be built in unincorporated areas of the county while giving local officials a measure...

A 2015 Toyota Prius sits on its roof in Browns Creek on the 800 block of Browns Valley Road near Corralitos on the afternoon of Dec. 30.  California Highway Patrol spokesman Israel Murillo said the driver suffered minor injuries and the passenger uninjured in...

A worker from Jocelyn Bakery at 3 San Juan Road in Pajaro, serves samples of Roscas de los Reyes, or King’s Bread at the Watsonville Certified Farmers Market. The bread stems from a long Mexican tradition on Jan. 6 known as Día de los...

A group of local residents, businesses and organizations pooled their efforts last week to serve hot meals and provide warm clothing and other goods to those in need in Pajaro. The project, headed up by Victor and Norma Aguirre and staged in the parking lot...

As the new year approaches, we take a look at the stories and imagesthat captured the most attention over the past year. All photos are by Pajaronian photographer Tarmo Hannula. January TERMINAL CONDITION The year started off with a literal bang, as the battery energy storage system...

The Monterey Bay region is expected to see a wet start to the new year, with several days of rain, fog and an elevated risk of coastal flooding affecting low-lying areas near Watsonville through the weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood...

Santa Cruz County on Monday named Sandra Mendez as its next chief probation officer, selecting a veteran corrections administrator with more than 20 years of experience in community-based justice programs. Mendez will take over leadership of the county’s Probation Department on Feb. 2, county officials...