July 16, 2025 – Monterey County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they have arrested 61-year-old Bernardino Rickie ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has arrested a second man in connection with a body found in April along the Pajaro ...

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has charged a second man with murder with connection to the body of a Watsonville ...

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Friday arrested 61-year-old Bernardino Rickie Sanchez of Pajaro in connection to the ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that they've arrested 61-year-old Bernardino Rickie Sanchez of Pajaro ...

Construction on the 34-unit “tiny village” homeless shelter at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville is set to begin next week. It is anticipated to open at the end of the year.

Levee breaches on Pajaro River in Monterey County. WATSONVILLE — Sixteen-year-old Hector Gomez and his extended family were all sleeping when a pounding on their front door woke them up.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Crowds of onlookers stood on the Watsonville side of the Pajaro River Bridge looking at the swollen muddy river rushing below and the closed-off, submerged town of Pajaro ...

Along the river’s north bank, the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Zone 7 has spent $16.9 million in the last three years on Pajaro flood control work.

Addressing flooding on the Pajaro River has been an issue for more than a century. Its location separating two counties — Santa Cruz and Monterey — means it has never gotten the full attention ...

Monterey County Detectives Arrest Suspect for Murder of Watsonville Man Found Buried Along the Pajaro River Levee ...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office has 51-year-old Jorge Javier Sanchez Torres of Watsonville in connection with the ...