Crime, Fire & Courts

A crew from Auto Care Towing of Watsonville hooks up a large motorboat to a flatbed truck Aug. 9 in Moss Landing after the rig washed ashore. The boat owner said he ran out of gas about a mile and a half from Moss...

A man died Aug. 6 after his car veered off of San Juan Road and struck a tree. The California Highway Patrol said officers responded to a traffic crash on San Juan Road, east of Tarpey Road just after 10pm. Preliminary investigation indicates a 25-year-old male...

The Timber Fire in Big Sur has now charred 4,245 acres and has led to evacuations and the closure of Highway 1 in the area. Residents along the Highway 1 corridor from Partington Creek to Pheneger Creek and to the east remain under evacuation...

Four people were arrested Tuesday and a stolen truck was recovered following a burglary investigation in Watsonville. Officers responded to the report Monday afternoon on the 200 block of Green Valley Road, Watsonville Police said.  Officers learned that a white Ford F-150 and several items from...

Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are investigating two separate incidents involving the discovery of human remains. On Aug.1, just after 8:30am, North Monterey County Fire and Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of an infant that had been located near the area...

Santa Cruz Police have arrested two 17-year-old juvenile males on suspicion of firing shots at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk late Monday night.Police said that around 9pm they received reports of shots fired at the parking lot across from the Boardwalk. On arrival, officers...

Santa Cruz Police are investigating a report of shots fired Monday evening in a parking lot near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Police said officers responded to reports of shots fired on the evening of Aug. 3. No one was struck by the gunfire,...

Three people have been arrested in connection with a July 13 shooting in Santa Cruz that investigators believe may be gang-related. The Santa Cruz Police Department announced Friday that detectives with its Investigations Bureau served search warrants in Santa Cruz and Watsonville as part of...

A 16-year-old rookie California State Parks lifeguard who helped rescue a 10-year-old boy swept under by a wave at Seabright State Beach on July 25, has been invited to the White house to be honored. In a post on X, President Donald Trump praised Ryder...

A lengthy stretch of Freedom Boulevard was shut down Tuesday evening after Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies discovered a pipe bomb in a car. The incident started around 4pm when deputies conducted a traffic stop near the 2600 block of Freedom Boulevard. The deputy’s K9...