Sheriff’s office identifies teen whose remains were found in 1995
Skeletal remains found in 1995 off of Highway 129 near Aromas have been identified as 13-year-old Laura O’Malley from Queens, New York, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
On March 22, 1995, partial skeletal remains were discovered in a riverbed off Highway 129...
Third man convicted in 2019 Atre murder
An 18-year-old man who participated in the 2019 kidnapping, robbery and murder of tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was convicted Wednesday for his role in the crime.
Prosecutors say Kaleb Charters dropped three accomplices off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz,...
Photo story: Minor injuries in rollover crash
A Watsonville man suffered minor injuries Monday when he lost control of his Toyota Tundra pickup and rolled upside down on a hillside on Highway 1 in Watsonville. The California Highway Patrol said no other vehicles were involved. The man was entering southbound Highway...
Teen arrested after chase
A routine traffic stop turned into a chase late Tuesday night that ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected gang member and the recovery of a loaded gun, according to Watsonville Police.
Around 11pm, a silver Honda Civic was stopped near West Sixth and...
Monterey County DA probes CHP fatal shooting
Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni has begun an investigation into an officer-involved shooting on the Highway 101 northbound at Ralph Lane in Prunedale on March 15.
The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to a report of a solo vehicle collision with a guardrail on...
Multiple arrests, 12 firearms seized in Watsonville
Seven people have been arrested in Watsonville recently following a string of shots fired, chases and searches.
The most recent arrest came on the evening of March 1 when a Watsonville Police officer on routine patrol at River Park recovered a firearm and arrested a...
Community invited to National Night Out
The public is invited to National Night Out, a series of gatherings held in communities throughout Santa Cruz County on Aug. 5 from 3-7pm.
National Night Out Against Crime is a chance for people to meet the police officers, firefighters and first-responders who help them...
Monterey County Sheriff: ‘Bomb’ was lost computer
A suspicious bag left leaning against a California Highway Patrol vehicle in Prunedale Monday—which prompted a response from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad and the brief detainment of the man who left it—turned out to be nothing more than a lost computer bag.
According...
Team White records shutout to win Central Coast Football All-Star game...
The 40th Annual Central Coast High School All-Star Football Game was a one-sided affair as Team White crushed Team Black, 42-0, at Rabobank Stadium...
