Santa Cruz County News

A year ago this week, Veva Virgil allegedly smothered her 3-year-old daughter in a Watsonville motel room.

Target stores continues to look at expanding its presence in Santa Cruz County beyond its single Watsonville location following its decision to abandon plans to build a store in Scotts Valley.

The relocation and consolidation of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is a project I have been working on for some time.

A state appellate court this week reversed the attempted murder conviction of a teen accused of shooting a man five times outside a Live Oak apartment complex, authorities said.

We've launched this discussion to allow people to share traffic information across Santa Cruz County.

As Senate leaders unveiled their version of the health care bill Wednesday in Washington, Rep.

The Santa Cruz County coroner's office has identified the pedestrian killed while crossing a Santa Cruz street Friday evening as 60-year-old Harish Tailor.

A San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate left paralyzed by a car accident last spring is suing the county for an unspecified amount of damages.

Bruce Sawhill stands outside the doors of a VTA Light Rail train at the Winchester Transit Center in Campbell.

The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat Santa Cruz County sport-harvested shellfish.

Teacher, activist and writer Donna Love says, ‘I’m here to learn as much as I can and have fun doing it.

The Sierra Dinner Train rolls into the sunset. The operator said he is interested in offering a similar dinner train in Santa Cruz County People dream.

Thousands turned out for a free H1N1 flu shot in Watsonville this week but hundreds were turned away.

More than a thousand people lined up for blocks in front of the Watsonville Youth Center Saturday for the second large-scale H1N1 walk-in flu clinic for county residents.

Despite its reputation as a natural wildlife preserve for 1960s-style hippies and similarly free-spirited lifestyle rebels, Santa Cruz County was once, in fact, a quiet, conservative, decidedly un-hip place.

County health officials say they have enough H1N1 vaccine to hold a second free walk-in clinic, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Watsonville Youth Center, 30 Maple Ave.

Santa Cruz County Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Jaron Reyes to Relationship Manager.

Despite a recent delay, prosecutors expect to reach a settlement with a man known as the "No Face Bandit." Peter Klein, 50, of Aromas faces dozens of federal and state charges stemming from a year-long spree of robberies in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties - including four Gilroy banks - according to prosecutors.

Investigators said Tuesday that a parolee suspected in at least four recent armed robberies in the county used a crossbow, not a gun, in the majority of the holdups.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif- Police have arrested a man who allegedly contacted a 12 year-old over the internet for sex.