The offer would have required Jacob Meisner to spend 7 to 21 years in prison if he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and ...

Santa Cruz County on May 28 broke ground on a long-awaited upgrade at Juvenile Hall in Felton, including a new gym, garden ...

The city of Santa Cruz has secured a $30 million state grant to build a new residential treatment facility aimed at supporting adults with substance use ...

Health officials are warning that a Bay Area resident tested positive for measles after returning home from abroad and may have exposed others to the virus.

The Mental Health Client Action Network has, for decades, helped people reclaim their lives through a peer-run, ...

Aspiring country star Jesse Daniel releases a new album titled "Son of the San Lorenzo" that stakes his claim as the bard of the SLV, most notably with the lean, haunting rocker "The Ballad of Love ...

Legendary Mexican norteño group Los Tigres del Norte will visit Salinas in June to receive Lifetime Recognition for their advocacy work on behalf of immigrants throughout their careers.

An inmate was found dead at the Santa Cruz County Jail early Wednesday, March 19. Sheriff David Hathaway said Cesar Alonso Ortega, 37, was found unresponsive in a housing unit around 6:30 a.m. Despite ...

A Scotts Valley nurse faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of child molestation, according to Monterey County prosecutors ... four months to life in prison. Prosecutors said he ...

and five years in prison for the tax evasion count, as well as restitution to Santa Cruz County or other victims. Currently, her assets are held in receivership. The receiver appointed by the ...

Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gufahr pleaded ... Officials say Gutfahr faces up to 10 years in prison for embezzlement, 20 years in prison for money laundering, and five years ...