Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old in Baby Angelita investigation
The California Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for a 14-year-old girl connected to the investigation into the death of a newborn found near Watsonville last month.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that it is searching for Diana Galvez Ortega and her...
BRIDGE Foundation giving a ‘helping hand’
People navigating the criminal legal system are often right at the cusp of relief.
With the Aug. 20 launch of the BRIDGE Foundation—a Santa Cruz-based nonprofit that uplifts adults and children navigating the criminal legal system—the divide separating them and a new future will narrow.
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New company takes over Minto Road BESS project
The company behind a controversial battery energy storage project near Watsonville has changed, but plans to seek state approval for the facility—and the opposition surrounding it—remain.
Chicago-based Invenergy has acquired the proposed Seahawk Energy Storage Project at 90 Minto Road from New Leaf Energy and...
County prepares for potentially strong El Niño
Santa Cruz County officials are preparing for winter weather as federal forecasters call for a potentially strong El Niño this fall and winter.
The county has updated its El Niño resource webpage with information aimed at helping residents prepare for severe weather, including heavy rain,...
Cabrillo-UCSC housing units ready to lease
The leasing office for Cabrillo College’s Costa Vista student housing development is now open, and college officials say interest is already strong.
Cabrillo College President Jenn Capps said Tuesday that staff have processed more than 300 interest forms and 30 leasing applications for the development,...
Newsom signs bill easing levee construction
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation intended to speed up work on the Pajaro River flood protection project by giving the agency overseeing the work more options for awarding construction contracts.
Senate Bill 1055, authored by state Sen. John Laird, expands the contracting methods available...
Monterey County Sheriff: man impregnated 14-year-old daughter, who is suspected of murdering newborn
Monterey County Sheriff’s investigators are searching for a 38-year-old man accused of sexually abusing and impregnating his teenage daughter, who is herself wanted on suspicion of murdering the newborn baby she gave birth to earlier this month.
Investigators say Sergio Galvez Perez is the biological...
Parents of 14-year-old arrested in Baby Angelita investigation
The parents of a 14-year-old girl at the center of the Baby Angelita investigation have both been arrested, days after the girl was found...
