Crime, Fire & Courts

A late-night fire destroyed a truck at the Restore, a thrift shop in downtown Watsonville run by Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay.  Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle fire at 555 Main St. at 11:15pm and found a Ford F550 pickup fully engulfed in...

This story has been corrected from an earlier version. The chase did not go through Pajaro Middle School. A search for a wanted man with multiple outstanding warrants ended with his arrest after a chase that started in Pajaro and made its way into the...

A woman was stabbed to death Monday afternoon outside the Capitola Mall near the entrance to Macy's and the mall's food court. Tyler Leibelt, 19, of Santa Cruz, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on murder charges later that day, where he was being...

A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly brandished an altered replica firearm in Watsonville. Eduardo Lopez, 32, was cited and released. Witnesses called police after they saw a man waving an assault rifle in the air near East Lake Avenue at Blackburn Street just after...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:50am on April 10 with new information. Watsonville officials said Friday that a proposed plan to house a designated sexually violent predator at a Main Street motel has been halted after the property owner withdrew, citing community opposition. The...

​​Law enforcement officials in Monterey County rescued a possibly suicidal man who was threatening to jump off the  San Miguel Canyon Road overpass on Sunday. According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to assist the California Highway Patrol for a report of a...

A Watsonville firefighter cleans up at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Center Street in Watsonville. Watsonville police said the female driver of an Infiniti G 35 was travelling eastbound on Center Street just east of Beck Street around 2:45 pm...

Two people were hospitalized after reports of a stabbing at the Clock Tower in Santa Cruz at around noon on Saturday, according to Santa Cruz police. One suspect was arrested in connection with the incident.  Witnesses at the scene say the incident began after a...

A 16-year-old rookie California State Parks lifeguard who helped rescue a 10-year-old boy swept under by a wave at Seabright State Beach on July 25, has been invited to the White house to be honored. In a post on X, President Donald Trump praised Ryder...

Three people have been arrested in connection with a July 13 shooting in Santa Cruz that investigators believe may be gang-related. The Santa Cruz Police Department announced Friday that detectives with its Investigations Bureau served search warrants in Santa Cruz and Watsonville as part of...