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September 4, 2024
Supervisors Appoint Chris Clark as Sheriff, Effective Dec. 6
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Undersheriff Chris Clark to take the lead role in the Sheriff’s Office.
August 30, 2024
Arrests Made in Santa Cruz Pot Shop Burglaries
“Operation Sticky Fingers” involved federal, state and local agencies.
August 20, 2024
Crash kills Cabrillo football player
The 23-year-old man killed early Saturday morning in a head-on crash in Aptos has been identified as Luke Salem, a Harbor High School graduate...
August 9, 2024
Two shot in Santa Cruz harbor
Two people were shot Thursday night in the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, and police from several jurisdictions are looking for the suspects.
Watsonville police...
August 7, 2024
City of Santa Cruz Clearing Out Camps in Pogonip Open Space
Santa Cruz Police cleared Pogonip Open Space, where homeless advocates say some 50 people had been living. The city says the sweep removed about five people, and some 30 abandoned encampments.
August 7, 2024
Door to the Past Now Open at Restored Castro Adobe
Fully restored by Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks and equipped with displays and multimedia offerings, Castro Adobe is open monthly—including this Sunday, Aug. 11.
August 7, 2024
Pajaro Valley School District Realigns Upper-Level Jobs
When thousands of Pajaro Valley Unified School District students return to school on Aug. 14, they will likely meet their teachers, pick up armloads...
July 31, 2024
Homeless Camp Cleared Along Pajaro River
Watsonville city officials on July 22 began clearing a sprawling unsanctioned homeless encampment along the Pajaro River.