Stephen Baxter
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Interfaith groups helps Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz >> Members of Muslim, Christian and Jewish faiths shared lunch and a day of community service Monday at the → Read More
California park's highest ranked lifeguard dies at 55
Alex Kern Peabody, the state's highest ranked lifeguard and a mentor to hundreds of lifeguards in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, died early Sunday from complications related to Lou Gehrig's Disease, at his home in Aptos. He was 55. → Read More
Man identified as victim of fatal boat wreck off Moss Landing
A 68-year-old Aromas man was found dead after the salmon fishing boat he was on sank off the coast of Moss Landing, the Coast Guard said Monday. → Read More
Mother and son who killed Santa Cruz County property manager ordered to pay $703,000
Diana and Daniel Cohen, the Live Oak mother and son who shot property manager Jonathan Gordon Smith to death in 2013, have been ordered to pay $703,354 to help support Smith's family and to recoup money his family paid to close Smith's property business. → Read More
Teen surfer saves boy from drowning at Santa Cruz beach
A 16-year-old Santa Cruz surfer saved a young boy from drowning in thumping surf at Its Beach in late April. → Read More
Bicyclist hurt in motorcycle hit-and-run on Skyline Boulevard above Palo Alto
A 37-year-old Felton triathlete who broke his collarbone in a hit-and-run crash on Highway 35 is trying to find the motorcyclist who struck him. → Read More
Injured triathlete seeks motorcyclist in Highway 35 hit-and-run
A 37-year-old Felton triathlete who broke his collarbone in a hit-and-run crash on Highway 35 is trying to find the motorcyclist who struck him. → Read More
Pickup truck flips on Highway 17 with child inside; driver arrested for DUI
A 27-year-old Santa Cruz man was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Thursday morning after he flipped a pickup with a child inside, the California Highway Patrol reported. → Read More
Dead humpback whale off Santa Cruz towed offshore
A dead humpback whale that drew attention along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz this week has been towed more than 15 miles offshore in part to deter sharks from feeding on it near shore, firefighters said. → Read More
Dead 40-foot humpback whale examined by authorities in Santa Cruz
A dead 40-foot humpback whale caught the attention of residents and authorities off West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz late Monday and early Tuesday. → Read More
Santa Cruz County authorities warn of lethal counterfeit Xanax containing fentanyl
Counterfeit Xanax that contains fentanyl has killed at least 16 people in Northern California since October, and Santa Cruz County authorities on Tuesday warned residents about the dangers of illegally obtained prescription drugs. → Read More
UC Santa Cruz student pleads not guilty in fatal crash
Lynnea Leticia Hernandez, the 19-year-old driver in a double fatal crash in Moss Landing in March, pleaded not guilty to felony gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI with injury on Monday. → Read More
Stanford ranks No. 1 in state in crime per student, UC Berkeley No. 2
A new study of crime on California university campuses reports that UC Santa Cruz had the fourth highest crime rate per student in the state from 2012 to 2014, behind Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UCLA, respectively. → Read More
Stanford ranks No. 1 in state in crime per student, UC Berkeley No. 2
A new study of crime on California university campuses reports that UC Santa Cruz had the fourth highest crime rate per student in the state from 2012 to 2014, behind Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UCLA, respectively. → Read More
Operation Surf kicks off week of ocean therapy in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ >> Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Rowena Darvin crossed out “learn to surf” from her bucket list on Wednesday, and she did it with style. The 41-year-old from San Diego stood up on her first wave during the first sur → Read More
San Jose motorcyclist dies during CHP chase in Watsonville
A 30-year-old San Jose motorcyclist died during a chase with a CHP officer in Watsonville on Sunday afternoon. → Read More
Santa Cruz: Ex-junior lifeguard saves woman's life
A riptide had pulled an area resident into the surf Saturday at Davenport Landing. → Read More
Santa Cruz County girl, 17, saves stranger being swept to sea at Davenport
Quick thinking by a 17-year-old girl saved the life of a woman who was getting swept to sea at Davenport Landing on Saturday. → Read More
Madyson Middleton case: Court hearing delayed for murder defendant of 8-year-old Santa Cruz girl
Adrian Gonzalez, the 16-year-old accused of killing 8-year-old Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz in July, on Thursday was ordered back in court June 14 for further arraignment. → Read More
Mountain lion spotted on Santa Cruz’s Westside captured then released into wild
SANTA CRUZ >> A female mountain lion that was spotted eating a deer near Escalona Drive in Santa Cruz on Saturday afternoon was tranquillized, captured and released back into the wild later that night. About 3 p.m. Saturday, a resident sp → Read More