Max Chun

As the campaign trail stretches on toward November, there are a number of state and federal races on the ballot for Santa Cruz County residents, including three state Assembly seats, a state Senate seat and two U.S. congressional seats. In each of those races, there are familiar faces and big names looking to retain their seats.

About 150 students and supporters protested on the one-year anniversary of the start of Israel's war in Gaza Monday on the campus of UC Santa Cruz, criticizing the university's previous crackdowns on student protest.

About 80 students gathered outside of the Santa Cruz County Jail on Monday afternoon after a Gaza war anniversary protest rally attendee was allegedly arrested as the crowd dispersed.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of Theo Lengyel began their closing argument, aiming to paint the defendant, a former rock musician charged with killing Alice “Alyx” Herrmann of Capitola last year, as having a history of violence and aggressive behavior, specifically toward his romantic partners. They hope to convince the jury to convict Lengyel of first-degree murder, and pointed to a dramatic recording of an argument between Lengyel and Herrmann that was played during the trial that appears to capture Herrmann's death.

The number of charges against Luis Alberto Salas, 35, accused of using social media to offer children drugs in exchange for sex, has jumped from 24 to 42 after the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office filed an amended complaint against the Watsonville man on Monday. According to court filings, police first started investigating the case after students reported it to local schools.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will hold two informational community sessions in late October on its long-term plans for passenger rail service, giving members of the public a chance to take yet another look at various aspects going into the massive project’s concept report. The first session, slated for Oct. 23 from […]

A project area tour of West Cliff Drive showed the progress that crews are making on major storm repairs as winter draws closer yet again — and highlights the “unprecedented” amount of work happening on the scenic coastal road.

The four men charged in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of tech and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre in Pleasure Point will each have their own trial after a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge agreed that it was the best way to give each defendant a fair trial. The men are due back in court on Dec. 10.

The Santa Cruz County housing market saw slightly less activity than usual in the early fall months, but real estate agents expect that to pick up as October continues. The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut short-term rates in September has brought in some prospective buyers.

The Santa Cruz City Council's responses to the civil grand jury's affordable housing report show that it largely disagrees with the government watchdog body's assessment of the city's handling of its affordable housing stock, but added that the majority of its recommendations have already been implemented.