Police: father, son ran illegal dispensary
A Watsonville man already facing murder charges – and who has twice been charged with operating an illegal marijuana dispensary out of his Watsonville home – appeared in court Monday, where a judge refused a prosecutor’s request to increase his $100,000 bail.
Police looking for Utah woman missing from Rio Del Mar State Beach
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is looking for Danielle Staley, 35, who was last seen on Nov. 6, around 11:23pm near Rio Del Mar State Beach.
New information indicates she may be at risk, and foul play may be involved, SCSO said.
She is described...
Watsonville sets new net-negative carbon emissions goal: 2030
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on July 6 approved a resolution to move up its goal of reaching net-negative carbon emissions from 2045 to 2030.
To reach net-negative emissions, an entity must reduce its carbon footprint to less than neutral, so that it is removing more...
PVUSD Trustees mull religious observance
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday heard the first reading of a new district policy which, if adopted on second reading on Sept. 28, would add several religious holidays during which district officials and teachers would not schedule events.
PVUSD...
Reward offered, video released in kidnapping case
PLEASURE POINT—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office on Wednesday released a video of the suspects who allegedly kidnapped a man from his Pleasure Point home last month and then killed him.
Tushar Atre, 50, was kidnapped from his upscale oceanfront home on Oct. 1 around...
Employees cited in alcohol decoy operation
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Employees at three Aptos restaurants were cited for selling alcohol to minors in an undercover decoy operation on Thursday, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said.
The employees were from Panda Inn, Sid’s Smokehouse and Severino’s Bar & Grill, she said.
Employees refused...
Survey seeks opinions on Washington statue
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville has established a survey in hopes of gathering community input on the future of the George Washington bust in the City Plaza.
The three-question survey asks the public for opinions about the statue in its current state, and if they have...
METRO CEO Alex Clifford announces departure
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) CEO Alex Clifford on Friday announced that he is leaving the agency effective Jan. 21.
Clifford will be CEO of the San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), he announced.
The announcement came six months after the METRO Board of...
Man dies in Capitola blaze
A man died when a home caught fire late Monday night in Capitola Village.
Central Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire at 9:50pm at...
