A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Highway 17 Sunday morning.
The outage was first reported at 3:54 a.m.
The victim suffered traumatic injuries in the violent assault, according to the Santa Cruz Police Department.
Highway 1 was closed for a time as crews tended to the fire.
The outage was first reported at 12:48 p.m.
The arrest of a Salinas man accused of sex crimes while providing massages has prompted several people to report they were victims.
Two Lexuses crashed into each other Tuesday.
Firefighters determined the fire was located in the kitchen and quickly extinguished the flames with support from backup crews.
Despite efforts by bystanders and emergency responders, one driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officers.
The Sheriff's Office said witnesses told them one of the boat operators boarded the other boat, and a physical confrontation happened.
A body was found at a Santa Cruz beach Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
One of the swimmers escaped the water on their own but the other appeared to have become submerged, according to authorities.
Cal Fire said they took lead in the incident, and five rescue swimmers jumped into the ocean and rescued all four people.
The rider was thrown off the motorcycle and landed on the ground. The CHP said he died at the scene.
"The entire community felt the loss of Maddy Middleton in 2015, and the effects of the crime are still felt."
The charges were filed after an elderly man with dementia died.
While rescue crews pulled two people from the water, a third person was able to swim to shore. What to know.
An Amber Alert was issued on Saturday in 4 counties for two children allegedly abducted by a woman in King City.
"Their ruthless actions threatened public safety in Santa Cruz," Northern California United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey said.
Two bystanders rushed into the ocean after a car tumbled off a bluff Monday afternoon, according to the Santa Cruz Fire Department.
The man and dog were pronounced dead at the scene.
A wildland fire burned about two acres beside state Highway 17 near the Santa Cruz county line Saturday night, Cal Fire said.
Pacific Grove police safely disarmed a student accused of brandishing an edged weapon at Monterey Bay Charter School.
Favorable weather conditions are aiding firefighting efforts and full containment is expected soon, Cal Fire said.
Two people were shot in early August, resulting in critical injuries.
The District Attorney's Office opposed the plan.
A nonprofit for animals is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot a cat.
"They're getting much better services in many situations than they are out on the street."
A rescuer was lowered down from a helicopter to the surfer on the beach, which was isolated by a steep cliff.
An eastbound Mazda CX9 veered across the grass median and into the westbound lanes, striking a Honda CRV, the CHP said in a Facebook post.
After a roughly four-minute-long pursuit, the driver went off the road for unknown reasons and crashed into rocks, police said.
When officers arrived, the pedestrian jumped into the truck and took off, police said.
The man was stabbed to death in the George Washington Memorial Grove last Friday.
A Monterey man was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for raping his relative for several years which led to her having a child.
A person died after falling from a hotel balcony on Monday night in Monterey, according to police.
The vandalism happened in July of last year.
The bicyclists were on the dirt shoulder of the road when they were hit.
Police took a suspect, her boyfriend, into custody.
The coroner and animal control were both called to the site.
The excavator proved to tall to clear a pedestrian bridge near Soquel on Monday, damaging the crossing and creating a lengthy closure.