Home surveillance footage shows men abandoning the dog in a Watsonville neighborhood, days after it was reported missing.
He died last weekend after a Feb. 13 attack, police said.
The search was called off for a man who jumped into rough waters at a Moss Landing beach to rescue his son.
One of three shooting victims last weekend has died, police said.
A Santa Cruz woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
A gang member was drunkenly playing with a gun when it fired, killing a man, police said.
Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Andrew Roberts, 29 of Aptos, was killed in the Nov. 9, 2019 officer-involved shooting.
A man previously convicted of assaulting a local teenager was arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from young boys.
A concentration of great white sharks was found in the area where a local surfer died in a shark attack last year.
Criminal investigations into the threats are possible.
Vandalism covered a bathroom and hand-painted mural at River Park, police said.
Officers stopped her while driving, hours after the attack, police said.
The cyclist struck a center median and was ejected from his bicycle.
A 19-year-old victim was critically injured after being shot multiple times in a Watsonville warehouse.
Jess Schroeder, 16, has been missing since he left his Aptos home on Dec. 27, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office.
He broke into his ex's home, and pointed a gun at her, their child and her father before barricading himself inside.
More than 25,000 customers in Santa Cruz County lost power Tuesday amid dry and windy weather.
A man was driving when he was shot, according to police.
Proceeds will serve families who can't afford breast cancer treatment and services, the police department said.
Nine laptops were among the items taken, Watsonville police said.
The investigation remains ongoing as law enforcement seeks to determine what charges the person may face, the sheriff's office said.
A woman was seriously injured this week in an explosion at a lab producing cannabis concentrates.
A man died after he was punched in the head at a Watsonville restaurant. The suspect was charged with voluntary manslaughter, police said.
The stabbing victim was hospitalized and has since recovered.
The pedestrian was walking to his mailbox when he was hit by a driver suspected of using drugs.
Two teenagers held a Watsonville jogger at gunpoint, but were caught after the victim tracked his iPhone location.
She returned home early Tuesday morning.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after crashing into a wood fence and several trees.
The crash was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Friday after a car crashed into a fence and tree.
More officers will be on hand beginning Wednesday to look for intoxicated drivers.
A man is facing five felony accounts after officials found stolen cars and dismantled cars, CHP said.
Witnesses in Salinas said a Mercedes blew through a red light, hit another car and then crashed into Gino’s.
One of three wolf-dog hybrids remains on the loose after the animals escaped from a backyard three weeks ago.
A 61-year-old Watsonville man was reported missing in Santa Cruz Tuesday.
He died Friday after a Nov. 5 car crash.
An 87-year-old man who went messing Saturday night, was found Sunday morning.