WPD warns of fake police phone scam
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police Department is warning residents about a scam in which a caller pretends to be a police officer and asks for a callback to discuss “confidential legal matters.”
The caller reportedly falsely claimed to be WPD Sgt. Michael Ridgway.
The person who received the call...
Speeding, DUI allegedly lead to crash
Watsonville firefighters and police deal with a three-vehicle crash on Main Street just south of Ohlone Parkway Tuesday afternoon.
Charter school to make final appeal
A charter school organization that has been rejected twice by Santa Cruz County education officials in its efforts to establish a school in Watsonville will make a final attempt Wednesday when it appeals to the California Department of Education in Sacramento.
Man who tried to kill officers denied parole
SALINAS—A man convicted two decades ago of trying to kill two Watsonville Police officers was denied parole this week after a hearing at Salinas Valley State Prison, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced Wednesday.
Manuel Murillo, 42, was also convicted of dozens of...
National Guard given a mighty thanks
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Seventy-two members of the California National Guard got a warm thank you Sunday for their efforts with food distributions, staffing evacuation centers and more during the coronavirus pandemic and the CZU August Lighting Complex fires.
On top of gift bags stuffed with Santa...
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Open Streets returns to Santa Cruz
Open Streets Santa Cruz returns to West Cliff Drive on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., creating a pop-up street park along Santa Cruz’s iconic coastline.
Glow event lights up Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ — The night sky was lit brightly with bolts of flames and electric lights Saturday evening during the annual Glow event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
The festival of fire and light drew a huge crowd to a closed-off...
Thousands in Santa Cruz join national rally
Hundreds of people march and rally in downtown Santa Cruz Saturday in the "Families Belong Together" demonstration.
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...
