Wild land blaze quickly knocked down
Firefighters quickly knocked down a wild land blaze on the 900 block of Main Street Friday.
Five arrested in strong-arm robbery
Santa Cruz Police detectives have arrested five suspects who allegedly participated in a June 23 robbery in which a victim was assaulted and shot, SCPD spokeswoman Joyce Blaschke said Monday.
Santa Cruz man arrested for alleged sex crimes
A Santa Cruz man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to have “inappropriate and unlawful” contact with a juvenile under 16, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook.
Woman allegedly fights officers after DUI arrest
A Soquel woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly tried to kick out the windows of a patrol car after she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, California Highway Patrol officer Trista Drake said.
Former R-P editor’s fifth mystery a wrongful conviction story
For years, former Register-Pajaronian editor Mike Wallace has been fascinated by wrongful conviction cases and has been compiling news stories on them. Now he’s put that interest to work in his fifth mystery novel, a wrongful-conviction story titled “I Scarce Can Die.”
Cannabis licensing manager steps down
Robin Bolster-Grant is leaving her post as the county's cannabis licensing manager, County Administrative Officer Carlos Palacios announced Friday.
Community voices worries of syringes
WATSONVILLE—The future of Santa Cruz County’s syringe services program was in the community’s hands this week.
In two meetings held by the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency in Santa Cruz on Nov. 14 and Watsonville on Tuesday, officials asked attendees to outline what questions...
Community briefs, Oct. 17: Dog training club raises funds for veterinary offices
Community briefs, Oct. 17, 2017
Dead body investigated as suspicious
A man found dead on Saturday along North Rodeo Gulch Road has been identified as Bernardo Rodas, 41, of Santa Cruz.
Grant to boost traffic safety for WPD
The Watsonville Police Department has been awarded two grants, totaling $105,000, from the California Office of Traffic Safety for a year-long program of special enforcement and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic-related deaths and injuries.
Are the inmates running the asylum?
If there was any doubt that the inmates are running the asylum in our administration right now, the group chat on the Signal messaging...