Jessica A. York
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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Accidental drowning suspected in Santa Cruz woman’s death
The body of an 18-year-old Santa Cruz County woman was recovered early Sunday morning after she and another person appeared to have gone out for an evening ocean swim, authorities said. → Read More
2 East Bay women arrested in suspected Santa Cruz County retail theft spree
Police arrested two young East Bay women they are linking to a spate of pharmacy burglaries across Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. → Read More
Trial in 2019 kidnapping, murder of Santa Cruz entrepreneur delayed from April start
The murder trial for four men accused in the 2019 kidnapping-murder of Pleasure Point entrepreneur Tushar Atre was pushed back Tuesday to May or beyond. → Read More
Trial in 2019 murder of Santa Cruz entrepreneur delayed from April start
The murder trial for four men accused in the 2019 kidnapping-murder of Pleasure Point entrepreneur Tushar Atre was pushed back Tuesday to May or beyond. → Read More
East Bay women arrested in suspected Santa Cruz County retail theft spree
Police arrested two young East Bay women they are linking to a spate of pharmacy burglaries across Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. → Read More
Big changes taking place at Santa Cruz County Superior Court
A long-time superior court justice has announced his pending retirement, as the court prepares for its most recently appointed judge to take the bench. → Read More
Notorious Santa Cruz County figure pleads not guilty to cockfighting
A felon with a rap sheet unfurling back decades pleaded not guilty this week to more than a dozen charges stemming from the takedown of an illegal Watsonville cockfighting operation. → Read More
12-year-old Santa Cruz girl’s fentanyl overdose under investigation
Police detectives are investigating an “alarming” drug case that left a 12-year-old girl overdosing on fentanyl in a city park, authorities said. → Read More
Santa Cruz man killed in Wichita is ID’d
Medical officials have identified a Santa Cruz man fatally shot in Wichita, Kansas, last month as Leigh “Grey” Story. → Read More
Santa Cruz pre-teen’s fentanyl overdose under investigation
Police detectives are investigating an “alarming” drug case that left a 12-year-old girl overdosing on fentanyl in a city park, authorities said. → Read More
Legality of Santa Cruz no-parking signs called into question
After years of pushback from community activists and a more recent nudge from a state coastal oversight body, the City of Santa Cruz recently removed signage banning overnight vehicle parking on se… → Read More
Fatal weekend shooting a homicide, Watsonville police say
Police investigators believe a man found dead of a gunshot wound in the Pajaro River area was the victim of a homicide, an official said Tuesday. → Read More
Former Santa Cruz man victim of fatal Kansas shooting
A Kansas man was jailed Monday without bail on suspicion of fatally shooting a former Santa Cruz man earlier this month in a Wichita motel room. → Read More
ID released of Santa Cruz man killed in Bonny Doon solo crash
The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office has identified the Santa Cruz man killed Feb. 16 in a single-vehicle crash. → Read More
Weekend solo crash claims life in Pleasure Point
A 51-year-old man died Saturday morning after accelerating into an empty parked car, according to the California Highway Patrol. → Read More
Santa Cruz police update policies after auditor review
Responding to more than two dozen policy updates recommended by the city’s independent auditor, the Santa Cruz Police Department chief on Tuesday laid out where he agreed and disagreed. → Read More
UC Santa Cruz puts campus on alert after weekend rape
University police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man they say raped a woman on campus over the weekend. → Read More
Branciforte Fire station’s future may be determined by voters
Branciforte Fire Protection District leaders are expected to vote Thursday night on giving a final green light to move forward with a special tax benefit district ballot election. → Read More
Watsonville man charged in fatal January shooting
The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against a 28-year-old machine operator in last month’s Sunnyhills Road slaying. → Read More
Watsonville man to face trial in girlfriend’s death
The 35-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his Watsonville girlfriend will stand to face trial for murder, a judge ordered this week. → Read More