Case of alleged Aptos shooter heads to trial
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge ruled Monday that prosecutors have enough evidence for a trial in the case of a man who shot his girlfriend and stabbed her husband in a rural Aptos residence during an attack in late January.
Watsonville plants trees to celebrate Arbor Week
In celebration of California Arbor Week, two new tree planting efforts are underway in Watsonville this week.
CHP: 30-mile DUI pursuit leads from Capitola to Monterey County
California Highway Patrol officers on Tuesday arrested a Monterey woman after a 30-mile pursuit down Highway 1 that ended when her minivan became stuck, and she climbed in the back to drink a bottle of cognac, CHP Officer Sam Courtney said.
Driver pins woman between two cars, flees
A 28-year-old Coralitos woman suffered severe leg trauma Saturday after she was pinned against her vehicle by a driver at Pinto Lake County Park, who then fled on foot, California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said.
Kaiser grants $150K to help homeless families
Kaiser Permanente has granted $150,000 to the Watsonville-based Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB) to provide housing resources to 75-100 homeless or “housing-insecure” families in South County, according to a press release.
Local pastor attends global conference
On Feb. 26, the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted at a global conference in St. Louis, Mo. to further its restrictions on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy.
Santa Cruz Wharf smashed by high tide
Heavy surf on Monday smashed into the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, shearing off a 125-foot section off the end and sending an already-closed business...
