Santa Cruz News

Slicing through the ocean with more than 2,000 pounds or more of marijuana, drug smugglers on Mexican fishing boats known as pangas have skipped Southern California landing zones in recent months and headed to Santa Cruz and Monterey County.

In recognition of service and dedication to the city of Santa Cruz, the Surf City Exchange Club of Santa Cruz recognized a Santa Cruz police officer and firefighter during the Blue and Gold Ceremony on Friday at the Portuguese Hall at Harvey West Park.

More than $8 billion has been awarded to victims of Nazi atrocities, thanks to Morris Ratner and a team of a dozen lawyers.

Quite a few years ago I took a marvelous art class through an adult education program.

Capitola police asked residents who plan to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Monday to designate a sober driver.

Aptos mother Veva Virgil was found guilty by a Santa Cruz jury on Friday of murdering her 3-year-old daughter, Isabella Grace Martinez, in 2008.

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John Bruce Clauer showed little reaction Friday when a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge sentenced him to 59 years to life in prison.

A Santa Cruz man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he allegedly rammed his pickup into a sedan for driving too slowly, California Highway Patrol officer said.

Think lap-steel guitar, and cinematic ambient music likely doesn't come to mind.

A Santa Cruz police officer was injured late Thursday night after he was attacked by a transient man wielding a handmade weapon of rope and spikes on Chico Avenue in the Westside, a Santa Cruz police sergeant said.

I would like to give a huge shout out of thanks to Laurie and her staff at Ideal Hair in Scotts Valley.

Home video surveillance captured two images -- on two separate days -- of a suspicious individual, whom Santa Cruz police suspect of swiping packages from the porch of a Westmoor Court home.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SANTA CRUZ... POLICE ACTIVITY LED TO A SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN THIS AFTERNOON.... IT HAPPENED IN THE 500 BLOCK OF ERRETT CIRCLE AND THAT'S WERE ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRITTANY NIELSEN IS WITH THE LATEST....BRITTANY? NOW TO THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES

A Santa Cruz home has been the target of at least two unwelcome visits from the same man, each captured on surveillance footage.

Police descended on a Westside Santa Cruz neighborhood with a SWAT team, K-9 unit and warnings to residents to stay inside Thursday afternoon only to discover that a 911 call reporting a woman had been shot was a hoax.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Santa Cruz is looking for volunteers to help residents in facilities and work with skilled nurses.

For those seeking work in Santa Cruz - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

The factory paid for the invitations, the white roses, photos and wedding cake. It also took care of red tape around the marriage certificate and put on a splashy ceremony for Morena and her fiance, and 30 other couples.

The cleaning product of the future has been around for most of human civilization and is probably already in your pantry.