"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.
The corroded bomb was a U.S. Navy WWII era practice bomb that did not contain explosives.
The shooting happened in Aptos last May.
He received over $750,000 in unwarranted refunds and then bought almost $360,000 worth of new cars, authorities said.
Detectives say he left his post a few months before the alleged crime.
The historic lime kiln on campus was damaged in the crash.
The perpetrator stayed at the scene and was taken into custody for voluntary manslaughter.
Expect the closure to last into next month.
The crash happened on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz on Wednesday afternoon.
This week's checkpoint will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
The increase in Santa Cruz County comes after a slow start to the fire season.
The vehicle was in a parking lot in an Aptos shopping center.
The otter has struck at least four times, and has been seen biting, scratching and mounting surfboards.
A search for suspects prompted a shelter-in-place in Santa Cruz County.
The Pacifica was trying to return to port and requested assistance.
He faces up to 11 years and eight months in prison when he is sentenced on June 26.
The incident happened Friday afternoon after the car went off Highway 1.
Santa Cruz police detectives were investigating the stabbing that happened last Tuesday, January 10.
Heavy rains and runoff are expected to begin Tuesday.