Live Oak News

A Boulder Creek attorney is among six new judges Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court judiciary Tuesday.

On Dec. 2, 21 women gathered for the first 100-plus Women Who Care Santa Cruz meeting, each bringing a blank check for $100. After hearing five-minute presentations from three nominated charities, the group voted to make a donation to Mini Mermaids, an after-school running program, based at Del Mar Elementary School in Live Oak, for girls in second ...

Senior citizens have until Dec. 31 to sign up for Medicare health and drug plans or change their current plan.

The world opened up to Carlos Vazquez on Friday. The 9-year-old Alianza Charter School fourth-grader was born with cerebral palsy and gets around in a wheelchair, but he's been dependent on others for pushes and often sidelined from the play at recess.

A group led by Boulder Creeka s Arlene LaBorde and Kay Tomagni delivered 182 baskets and shoeboxes full of goodies to residents of the Santa Cruz Skilled Nursing Center in Live Oak last week.

Drive drunk or drugged and go straight to jail. That was the message three men learned Friday night during a sobriety and driver license checkpoint by the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies.

County Animal Services officers are searching for a Rottweiler-type dog that reportedly bit a man Wednesday evening.

The Arana Gulch Master Plan has been in the making now for more than a decade. It may just be me, but that seems like quite enough time to think of a vast majority, if not all, of the pros and cons of this plan.

Last week, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District board chose new officers for 2010.

Santa's Little Helper is one of many chihuahuas available for adoption at the Santa Cruz SPCA.

Thousands of people in Santa Cruz and Live Oak are without power after a transformer blew just before 5 p.m. Thursday, Pacific Gas and Electric spokesman Matt Nauman said.

The Watsonville Police Department is suggesting safety tips to keep residents' homes, cars, possessions and families safe during the holidays, when shoppers can be vulnerable to theft and other crime.

The case against accused murderer Daniel Onesto, 19, was continued again Thursday because attorneys needed more time to get evidence from police detectives before setting a date for a preliminary hearing.

A handful of Live Oak residents gathered recently in a local deli, where they pored over a large satellite image of the neighborhood, looking for corners of the community that tend to house the community's poorest and disenfranchised.

Maria Perez, who lives off Ocean Street in Santa Cruz, has been working odd jobs here and there, but it hasn't been enough to cover the bills.

Police are identifying Pablo Morales as the victim of a fatal shooting in Santa Cruz on Saturday evening.

Santa Cruz police have identified a 24-year-old Live Oak man who was fatally shot Saturday evening.

Police are searching for the two men responsible for the deadly shooting of a 24-year-old Live Oak man Saturday night on the San Lorenzo River levee.

Hundreds of fliers are circulating in the county this week as the Animal Services agency and a trio of other animal advocacy groups have teamed up with a simple goal: to encourage two-legged sorts not forget the plight of pets during the holiday rush.

Two bids for one seat on the bus district board have county supervisors poised for a showdown.