The post office reopened Tuesday morning after a car crashed into its front pillar.
The Colorado Fire, which burned 687 acres near Big Sur in Monterey County, is 100 percent contained.
An unnamed Central Valley man was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of a CHP officer on a Highway 17 pursuit.
A roadway construction project begins Monday in Santa Cruz County to extend the Sidehill Viaduct.
Evacuees of Big Sur shared on social media dramatic images of flames raging behind the iconic Bixby Bridge.
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The Colorado Fire, burning in Monterey County, has charred 1,500 acres and was just 5 percent contained on Saturday.
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Most of those people were asymptomatic or experiencing mild symptoms, the sheriff's office said.
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A poorly executed turn caused a driver to step on the gas and careen into a Starbucks patio, police said.
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A Santa Cruz woman tumbled to her death Monday morning following a two-car crash.
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The sheriff's office sounded the alarm after a scammer targeted a local business.
He was struck near the intersection of Ocean Street and Soquel Avenue, police said.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by a car on Ocean Street.
She was hundreds of feet down a hillside when rescuers found her, the sheriff's office said.
The woman was found Monday afternoon, hours after officials advised the public to be on the lookout.
The cases are unrelated and foul play is not suspected in either of the deaths, the report said.
Lt. Jim Ross and Chief Deputy Steve Carney worked their final shifts this week with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.
Rockslides closed Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast Sunday afternoon as storms continue to batter California.
Meth and a loaded gun were also found when police allegedly encountered a man with a sheath knife around his neck.
The three men arrested were recognized as being in gangs, police said. They were spotted in a park, a short distance from the beach.
Police across the country were monitoring a nationwide social media trend that threatened violence at schools Friday. Get the latest.
The areas around the CZU fire burn scar were of concern to officials as rain continued to fall Monday night.
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PG&E is testing smoke-spotting cameras and artificial intelligence technology in areas facing significant wildfire threat.
The burn is slated to continue throughout the week, depending on weather conditions, officials said.
Ole Hougen was convicted of a hate crime in an attack on a Black man with a 9-inch knife as he crossed the street in Santa Cruz.
She was visiting a local landmark when she fell, Cal Fire said.
Officers will be out in full force on Santa Cruz's highways and freeways amid one of the year's heaviest traffic times.
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PG&E is sounding the alarm about a significant increase in scam attempts in recent months, which is "expected to drastically increase."
Dozens of inmates were exposed to the coronavirus, the sheriff's office announced Monday.
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Prosecutors say Peter Kisang Kim, who pleaded not guilty, stole trade secrets from a South Bay company for a startup.
Crewmembers were found floating on a life raft, signaling to a helicopter with a flashlight.
Three kids were riding their bikes home from school when they were blocked by Jordan Howard, police said.
PG&E said it is pre-positioning crews in the Santa Cruz Mountains and other areas likely to be impacted by outages.