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Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies seeking armed robbery duo

Monterey County Sheriff investigators are looking for two suspects who committed armed robbery at the Express Market in Pajaro on Saturday. The suspects, both male, are currently at large and considered to be armed and dangerous. The first suspect was wearing a white beanie cap, dark...

Man arrested for string of violent incidents

A Hollister man was arrested Aug. 19 after months of investigation into a series of violent incidents earlier this year. Enrique Fuentes, 37, was charged with shooting into an occupied residence and gang enhancements. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail without bail, jail...

Man injured in Capitola stabbing

A man suffered at least one stab wound Thursday afternoon in Capitola. Capitola Police, aided by Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and the California Highway Patrol rushed to the 1800 block of 44th Avenue where they located the victim suffering from a stab wound to...

Man arrested after pursuit with 3-year-old in vehicle

A Las Vegas man was arrested Friday after leading police on a chase with a 3-year-old in the vehicle. Capitola police did not name the 41-year-old suspect.  But the Santa Cruz County inmate locator shows that Jacob Blake Miller, 41, was charged with evading officers, obstructing...

Fire destroys two vehicles

A fire late Wednesday morning in Watsonville destroyed two vehicles in the area of Brennan Street and Freedom Boulevard. Firefighters reported no injuries. The blaze erupted at about 10:15am in a 2024 Tesla and a Ford F150 van that were parked next to each other. Witnesses...

Two suspects arrested with stolen tractor

Monterey County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two subjects for conspiracy to commit a felony and being in possession of a stolen tractor.  One subject was also found to be a convicted felon in possession of methamphetamine and ammunition. On April 20 Sheriff’s Deputies got a report of...

Student stabbed at Aptos High School

Aptos High stabbing
For an updated story click here. APTOS—Aptos High School was placed on lockdown for more than four hours after a student was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon near the campus’ swimming pool. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office closed off the school after the 2:15pm...

Photo story: Highway 1 crash injures 1, scatters furniture

Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said a white Ford SUV with several people aboard collided with an Isuzu flatbed truck with a male driver around 1pm on southbound Highway 1 just south of...

Teen causes four-vehicle crash, then flees

Watsonville Police investigate a four-vehicle crash on South Green Valley Road Tuesday morning. Michelle Pulido, spokeswoman for Watsonville Police, said an unlicensed teen male was traveling southbound on Green Valley in a Ford F350 pickup around 10:30am when he plowed into a Ford F150...

Photo story: Early morning crash causes power outage

This story has been updated from a previous version. A woman escaped injury when her SUV smashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning on the 100 block of Airport Boulevard. The woman was traveling eastbound on Airport Boulevard at 7:55am approaching Freedom Boulevard when,...
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County Fair sees 11% growth in attendance numbers

More than 55,000 people attended the Santa Cruz County Fair this year, an 11% jump from last year. The number includes paid attendance from the...