Cabrillo College enrollment drops after fires, pandemic
When Covid-19 began to sweep the U.S.—and brought with it an economic recession—Cabrillo College officials expected a jump in enrollment that typically comes with a battered economy.
But the college is now seeing a significant drop in those numbers, which it pins on the double...
Sheriff partners with Mexico to ID remains
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has joined forces with the Mexican Consulate to compare unidentified human remains and missing-persons reports in Mexico and Santa Cruz County in hopes of finding closure for cold cases, including several sets of remains discovered in the hills above Scotts Valley.
Ben Lomond man sentenced to 6 years in prison
Derrick Reid Brock, 22, of Ben Lomond, has been sentenced to six years in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for kidnapping, robbery and receipt of stolen property in Santa Cruz in November 2009.
Singer stages benefit for nonprofit
The 20th anniversary of the Oct.17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake is quickly approaching, and country music legend Lacy J. Dalton plans a concert to help the organization that stepped up in the hours and days after the quake in the San Lorenzo Valley.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...