Live Oak News

Two other suspects have been arrested on suspicion of murder for the fatal shooting of a Live Oak man as he walked along the Freedom Boulevard overpass.

Sheriff's detectives arrested two more men suspected of the gang-motivated drive-by shooting death of a 21-year-old Live Oak man on Wednesday in Aptos, the Sheriff's Office reported Friday afternoon.

Allyse Besne, a student at Fallbrook Street School, uses a cotton swab dipped in a bleach and water solution to paint symbols on her paper after lea... Iowa Street student Logan Riggs carefully carves the symbol of a sun into a piece of corrugated cardboard to replicate a petroglyph.

The body of a drive-by shooting victim lays on the Freedom Boulevard Highway 1 overpass - under the southbound arrow sign - as Sheriff's Deputies gather near the scene Wednesday evening.

Mid-County Homicides 2012 May 30: A 21-year-old man was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on the Freedom Boulevard overpass on Highway 1. Details are still emerging about this homicide.

Two men accused of conspiracy and auto theft for allegedly illegally towing cars appeared in court Tuesday to face four felony charges, but the hearing was continued to June 12 to give one of the men time to hire an attorney, prosecutors said.

Two people at a Live Oak towing company are suspected of illegally towing vehicles and then forcing the owners to pay fines to retrieve their cars.

Normally, icy-sugary-multicolored-drink lovers have to wait until July 7 to pick up a free Slurpee at the convenience store.

Police are seeking more information about a man who abandoned a red parrot last week in a grocery store parking lot in Capitola, Calif.

Police are seeking more information about a man who abandoned a red parrot last week in a grocery store parking lot in Capitola.

A probation search of a 15-year-old Watsonville boy turned up a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition and a loaded revolver.

The Monterey Bay Consultants Group meets 7:15-9 a.m. Monday at Fresh Choice Restaurant, 3555 Clares St., Suite Y. Participants will get a printed copy of the "Consulting Competencies," and the group will review key elements and discuss how they may be used to improve individual practices.

Having lived here for over 30 years, I've gradually become nauseated by the actions of the dominant political cabal.

Claire Foster did not envision standing in line for a job at Target when she looked ahead to being 55-years-old, she said Thursday.

Simply put, Live Oak Music Festival is the place to be on Father's Day weekend, an instant community that springs up fully formed in the oak-dappled hills above Santa Barbara where singles, couples, and families go to usher in summertime.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man on Thursday who is believed to have made a habit of loitering at schools over the past week.

The mini art tour Art &Chocolate marks it fifth year this Mothers Day weekend. Saturday and Sunday, 12 artists open up their home studios in the Live Oak and Pleasure Point areas for interested passers-by to get a good taste of local art -- and maybe a bite or two of chocolate.

Donna Lindner went to bed the night before Valentine's Day watching Conan O'Brien's show in her mobile home on Portola Drive in Live Oak.

Library sees unexpected bump in tax revenue: Director says it's too early to say what jobs could be restored SANTA CRUZ - Library trustees voted unanimously Monday to increase open hours across throughout the 10-branch city-county system to 90 percent of what the board promised patrons last year when they approved a new service model.

A 39-year-old Live Oak woman was stabbed to death about 11:50 a.m. on the 300 block of Broadway in Santa Cruz today.