SUBSCRIBER ONLY Courts | Prosecutors seek to block release of man convicted of 2015 assault, murder of girl By Jessica A. York July 22, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. County prosecutors are petitioning the court to prevent the release of a man convicted of...
Latest Headlines | Some Santa Cruz County agencies scramble to recover from software outage while others are spared By PK Hattis July 19, 2024 at 2:53 p.m. "We had people up most of the night," said county spokesperson Jason Hoppin. "I know...
Courts | No charges filed yet in Santa Cruz DUI fatality By Jessica A. York July 17, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. The bail arraignment hearing for a 61-year-old driver arrested on suspicion of killing a pedestrian...
Courts | Santa Cruz drug busts taken over as federal fentanyl trafficking cases By Jessica A. York July 17, 2024 at 3:32 p.m. Prosecutors have charged three men with federal crimes related to drug possession and distribution amid...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Courts | Santa Cruz County judge rules attempted murder case will move forward By Jessica A. York July 11, 2024 at 4:42 p.m. A judge held a Morgan Hill man to answer Thursday on a charge of attempted...
Courts | Notorious Santa Cruz serial killer denied parole in latest hearing By Jessica A. York July 10, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. A state panel on Tuesday denied parole to convicted murderer Edmund Emil Kemper III, classified...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Courts | Judge hands down 56-year prison term in downtown Santa Cruz murder By Jessica A. York July 9, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. A 65-year-old former Santa Cruz man convicted of fatally stabbing another in the heart was...
Courts | Santa Cruz teacher pleads not guilty to attempted statutory rape By Jessica A. York July 3, 2024 at 3:17 p.m. A former Pacific Collegiate School math teacher pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted statutory rape...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Courts | Appellate ruling: Santa Cruz to dismiss homicide charge in 2018 slaying By Jessica A. York July 2, 2024 at 4:42 p.m. A Santa Cruz judge erred in not ensuring individual Spanish-language interpreters were provided for each...
Crime and Public Safety | Santa Cruz math teacher faces child sex crime charges By Jessica A. York July 1, 2024 at 6:17 p.m. A 42-year-old high school math teacher is facing arraignment this week on allegations of "grooming"...