Santa Cruz County reports first COVID-19 death

The victim, who died Saturday, was a man in his early 70s who had an underlying health condition and was hospitalized March 19 with symptoms that included fever and shortness of breath.

Santa Cruz County urges people to avoid gatherings at beaches

Santa Cruz County calls on residents to avoid gatherings at beaches during the coronavirus shelter in place order.

Man swept into ocean by giant wave at Bonny Doon Beach, rescued

A man was swept into the Ocean at Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz County before being rescued by officials amid a high-surf warning with 20-20 foot waves expected.

Bicyclist found dead after going over Santa Cruz cliff

Police and emergency crews responded about 7:45 p.m. to West Cliff Drive and David Way and found an injured man below the cliff's edge.

Woman killed, man injured by fallen tree in Santa Cruz

A woman died when a tree fell on her in the Pogonip Open Space Preserve in Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, according to police.

PG&E will cut power to 2.5 million people over 'historic wind event'

In a news release, PG&E announced that approximately 940,000 cutomers (more than 2.5 million people) will be affected.in 36 counties.

San Lorenzo Valley High School teacher arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with child

Michael Henderson, 51, of Felton, was arrested Tuesday after the sheriff's office received reports about assaults that took place over a period of time three years ago.

Santa Cruz woman arrested for starting several small fires

Zubrilina was located and taken into custody, and she ultimately admitted setting the fires, police said. 

Timeline: When will PG&E turn off power in your area?

PG&E said the delayed outages began in the East Bay, South Bay and Santa Cruz County just after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The process is expected to continue through midnight. 

Victim in Santa Cruz kidnapping died of gunshot wound

The tech executive who was abducted from his home in Santa Cruz on Tuesday died of a gunshot wound, the sheriff's office confirmed. 

Body found near vehicle in Santa Cruz kidnapping is of missing tech exec

Sheriff's officials confirmed on Wednesday a body found near a vehicle associated with a kidnapping in Santa Cruz is that of a missing tech executive.