She was last seen Monday afternoon at her home and was found Wednesday.
The 28-year-old was found with multiple gunshot wounds, sitting in the front passenger seat of a car, police said.
The incident was reported Tuesday afternoon.
Sara Youhas, 73, liked to take walks along Bear Creek Road. Her body was found in the area more than a week ago.
Injuries were minor, the fire department said.
The crash occurred early Monday in Santa Cruz, police said.
Guns and heroin were recovered during a search warrant; coyotes threaten UCSC campus-goers; and more in police, fire and courts this week.
A campus resident's dog was attacked in one case, police said. The coyote followed them home.
A man accused of killing a local deputy appears in court; three pounds of heroin recovered; and more in police, fire and courts this week.
The defendant is also accused of killing a federal security officer.
Probation is committed to transforming lives of our clients to stop the cycle of crime and create safer communities.
The inappropriate behavior is alleged to have taken place at a South Bay school in the years before he came to Santa Cruz.
Firefighters rallied to stop a hotel fire, house fire and wildfire.
Officials believe she was hit by a car between Tuesday to Thursday.
The man is facing charges related to drug sales and illegal possession of guns after a search warrant was served Wednesday morning.
The campus NAACP chapter is calling for more action after a rope tied like a noose was found on the edge of campus last week.
Rangers saw his worn clothes and bought him a new outfit at a nearby store.
Arrests are made in two shootings; locals are targeted in virtual kidnapping schemes; and more in police, fire and courts this week.
On June 14 deputies found a man in the Santa Cruz Mountains, dead of a gunshot wound.
"Hate crimes have consequences far beyond the criminal act itself."
Firefighters from across Santa Cruz County are coming home after battling the 5,500-acre Crews Fire north of Gilroy.
Police arrived to the scene of the June shooting to find a victim losing a significant amount of blood after getting shot in the leg.
All City of Santa Cruz employee unions have agreed to reduce costs except the police department, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported.
University of California, Santa Cruz police have released a video of someone hanging the rope on the sign.
Investigators believe the man was involved in an arson case last month near Soquel High School.
"He laid down his life for the community, his smile would light up any room," dispatchers said in honor of the fallen sergeant.
The man insisted a white officer take him into custody and continued saying racial slurs as he was booked into jail, police said.
The car hit the center divide and overturned on the shoulder in Santa Cruz County, California Highway Patrol said.
Some 5,000 people came to Santa Cruz beaches — a far lower crowd than in years past.
A man is charged in a Santa Cruz County murder case; a police pursuit ends in the Pacific; and more in police, fire and courts this week.
UPDATE: The man was apprehended after reportedly committing a car-jacking and leading police on a chase that topped 100 mph, police said.
Lucas Klatt, 39, is being held on a $100,000 bond for crimes involving a victim under age 15. Police believe there may be more victims.
The City Council approved the change four years after Chief Andy Mills placed a moritorium on the practice of using data to police the area.
Forward progress of the fire has been stopped after the blaze started near Wilder Ranch State Park that impacted 20 acres, officials said.
A man is accused of a hate crime for beating a Black man in Santa Cruz while using racial epithets Sunday, police said.
A man in his mid-20s was killed in a crash in Santa Cruz early Saturday, police said.
A man faces a murder charge in a 2019 case reclassified as a homicide; a pursuit through the county; and more in police, fire and courts.
The car eventually stalled out, but the Aptos driver fled on a bicycle, police said.
Nearly 2,000 plants were located and destroyed this month, but officers aren't sure who is responsible.
“Our office recognized the undue burden that these prior convictions can have on people’s livelihood, both past and present."