UCSC student killed in West Cliff Drive crash identified
A 19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student who died after a car plunged off West Cliff Drive and landed upside down in the ocean Aug. 13 has been identified by a family member as Alli Renee Singh.
Singh’s aunt, Monica Singh-Strohmeier, identified her in a Facebook...
Four arrested in undercover sex sting
Four men were arrested during a multi-agency undercover operation targeting individuals allegedly using the internet to seek sexual contact with minors, Monterey County Sheriff’s Commander Andres Rosas said Tuesday.
Arrested were Omar Rivera Hernandez, 28, of Gilroy; Luis Cruz Jr., 32, of Marina; Andrew Jesus...
Photo story: Highway 1 crash injures 1, scatters furniture
Emergency officials deal with a two-vehicle crash on Highway 1 Tuesday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol said a white Ford SUV with several people aboard collided with an Isuzu flatbed truck with a male driver around 1pm on southbound Highway 1 just south of...
Schacher pulls out of PVUSD Trustee Area 5 race
Aptos resident Jennifer Schacher has withdrawn her candidacy for the Trustee Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees.
In an emailed statement, Schacher said family obligations contributed to her decision.
“This was not an easy decision, but at this time,...
UC Santa Cruz student killed in West Cliff Drive crash
Editor's note: an earlier version of this story contained the incorrect spelling for Steamer Lane.
A woman died early Thursday morning after the car in which she was a passenger plunged off West Cliff Drive and landed upside down in the sea.
According to Santa Cruz...
Photo story: Out of gas
A crew from Auto Care Towing of Watsonville hooks up a large motorboat to a flatbed truck Aug. 9 in Moss Landing after the rig washed ashore. The boat owner said he ran out of gas about a mile and a half from Moss...
Man dies in solo-vehicle crash
A man died Aug. 6 after his car veered off of San Juan Road and struck a tree.
The California Highway Patrol said officers responded to a traffic crash on San Juan Road, east of Tarpey Road just after 10pm.
Preliminary investigation indicates a 25-year-old male...
Timber Fire in Big Sur hits 4,245 acres
The Timber Fire in Big Sur has now charred 4,245 acres and has led to evacuations and the closure of Highway 1 in the area.
Residents along the Highway 1 corridor from Partington Creek to Pheneger Creek and to the east remain under evacuation...
‘Catz remain unbeaten to begin fall campaign | Girls flag football
Temperatures will finally begin to drop after a couple of scorching days hit the Central Coast unexpectedly this week.
The only thing not cooling down...
