Man arrested for ‘substantial’ child sex crimes
Juan Manuel Corona, 60, has been charged with lewd and lascivious acts against a child, false imprisonment, and rape by force or fear. He is being held in Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Missing teen found in Imperial County
Imperial County Sheriff’s deputies have located a teen who ran away from a Watsonville group home in mid-July.
Sheriff’s office seeking man who grabbed girl
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to be on the lookout after a man tried to grab a 13-year-old girl as she walked on the 7000 block of Highway 9 Monday afternoon.
CHP celebrates 90 years
A celebration 90 years in the making is underway at the California Highway Patrol.
Family, including infant, injured in Hwy. 152 crash
Three people – one of them an infant – suffered serious injuries Friday night in a head-on collision near Hecker Pass.
Northern Monterey County Foundation awards $34,000 in grants
The Northern Monterey County Foundation (NMCF) for the third year awarded $34,000 over a dozen grants to nonprofits serving North Monterey County residents.
Fourth annual Pajaro Valley Pride held at YWCA
Pajaro Valley Pride’s annual celebration returned in a different capacity this year—with a brand new location and more activities. The Watsonville YWCA invited the non-profit to use its facility on East Beach Street, prompting the organization to move the event from downtown.
Arbor and patio enhances casa
Workers from Prime Landscaping of Santa Cruz install flagstones for a new patio at the front of the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) facility on Freedom Boulevard Thursday.
Graniterock polluted the Pajaro River, lawsuit alleges
Two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing Granite Rock Company of violating the Clean Water Act for more than 1,000 days at...
