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Santa Cruz police said they have located a body that washed up on a Santa Cruz beach. A call came in at around 2:13 p.m. for a body that was located at Its Beach. Santa Cruz police confirmed a body was found at the beach. The identity of the deceased is pending verification from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. It's Beach is located north of the lighthouse on West Cliff Drive. A UC Santa Cruz student went missing off West Cliff Drive Sunday after diving into the ocean. It is unclear if the body located at the beach is...

CHP investigators have confirmed that the two men found in the back of a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains last week were murder victims. Both victims are from Boulder Creek, and the family has confirmed the identity of both men. Family members identified 54-year-old Colter White as one of the victims. White was found with his friend who has been identified as 45-year-old Sean Pfeffer, according to his sister, who spoke with Action News 8 by phone from Texas. "It's awful just knowing that he was in the back of an abandoned truck, and that's not where obviously...

Anchovies are again invading the Santa Cruz Harbor for the second time in just months and this time, harbor leaders don’t have a key piece of equipment to combat the problem because that equipment is in the shop for routine maintenance. “It's totally unseasonal for these fish to be here this time of year,” said assistant harbormaster Sean Rothwell. Advertisement The fish bait started appearing in large numbers a couple of weeks ago and usually, when the anchovies show up in droves the harbor turns on its aerators to pump oxygen into the water, but they were taken out of...

CHP investigators have confirmed that the two men found in the back of a pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains earlier this week were murder victims. Both victims are from Boulder Creek, and the identity of one of the men has been confirmed as 45-year-old Sean Pfeffer, according to his sister, who spoke with Action News 8 by phone from Texas. "It's awful just knowing that he was in the back of an abandoned truck and that's not where obviously the murder was. So somebody had to put him in the back of the truck, you know, Was he...

Detectives are investigating the discovery of two bodies in the Santa Cruz Mountains as a double homicide, officials said. The bodies were found Monday in an abandoned truck parked on Highway 35 near Oak Ridge Road, Andrew Barclay, a spokesperson for CHP, told SFGATE. The section of Highway 35, also known as Skyline Boulevard, is in a secluded area about 3 miles from Castle Rock State Park, a popular hiking destination. Officers arrived on the scene just after 6:30 p.m. on a report of an abandoned vehicle and found the two deceased people, Barclay said. Detectives were called to the...

Detectives on Tuesday were trying to solve a mystery after two bodies were found in the back of an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The discovery was made along Highway 35/Skyline Boulevard, three miles south of Castle Rock State Park. In a statement, the California Highway Patrol said this is an active and ongoing investigation, adding that "two deceased individuals were located in a vehicle…As the deaths were not witnessed, they are coded as suspicious until a coroner can confirm cause and manner of death." The CHP said if autopsy results indicate something more, they’ll follow those...

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that they have identified the remains found in 1995 as those of a missing teen from New York. On March 22, 1995, partial remains were found in a riverbed off Highway 129 east of Rogge Lane. All investigators could determine from DNA testing was that the remains were from an unknown female. Her identity was a mystery for decades before her case was re-examined in 2019 when her remains were sent for more forensic testing, including carbon dating. The testing determined that she was likely born in the 1960s, with her...

The man who kidnapped, raped and murdered an 8-year-old girl before placing her body in a recycling bin in 2015 will spend at least another two years in prison. After less than a week of deliberations, a jury denied Adrian “A.J.” Gonzlaez’s bid for parole Wednesday afternoon. As the verdict was read, several people in the courtroom cheered, and one man yelled out, suggesting that Gonzalez take his own life. Gonzalez showed no emotion as the verdict was read, instead staring ahead with a blank look on his face. The murder of Madyson “Maddy” Middleton happened on July 25, 2015,...

In lighting his own flesh on fire in a seemingly placid and sunny seaside college town where unredressed racial violence lurks beneath the surface, Thairie Ritchie bore witness to a world that is on fire and hurtling toward the abyss, write activists at Santa Cruz Black. He self-immolated while standing on the Black Lives Matter street mural, which cars heedlessly drive over every day in front of city hall in downtown Santa Cruz. The group offers a tribute to him and his message.

A prominent community and civil rights activist set himself on fire last week near Santa Cruz City Hall, just hours after President Donald Trump took his oath of office and a heavily attended Martin Luther King Jr. Day march had cleared in downtown Santa Cruz on Jan. 20. Firefighters extinguished the flames while the activist was standing atop the Black Lives Matter street mural in front of city hall. The person was badly burned and airlifted to a nearby trauma unit, according to police and fire scanners.

SANTA CRUZ — Alix Tichelman, the heroin addict and prostitute convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter of a Google executive in 2015, was detained by Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after she was released from a Santa Cruz jail on March 29, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. Tichelman has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Canada, according to a Santa Cruz County court documents related to her bail amount.

Alix Tichelman, the prostitute charged with killing a Google executive in a heroin-laced bender on a yacht, was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison by a Santa Cruz County judge. Tichelman pleaded guilty to two felony charges of involuntary manslaughter and administering drugs, according to NBC affiliate KSBW. She could have five a maximum 15 years in prison if she had been convicted of felony manslaughter and seveb itger other drug-related charges. \ Tichelman had been facing manslaughter charges for the death of Forrest Timothy Hayes, 51, a Google executive who died Nov. 23, 2013 from a heroin...

Days after a huge section of the Santa Cruz wharf collapsed into the ocean, closing the wharf indefinitely, engineers are now on the scene inspecting the structural integrity of the wharf to determine whether it’s safe to reopen. "We are undertaking a very thorough analysis of the structural stability of the entire wharf from end to end and from right to left," Santa Cruz mayor Fred Keeley said. The wharf was shut down immediately following Monday’s incident. Seventeen stores and restaurants have shut down, leaving businesses and employees wondering when they can reopen. "They're just wondering when they can get...

3 fall into ocean after Santa Cruz Wharf collapses due to strong waves ahead of storm Monday, December 23, 2024 6:57PM 3 rescued after partial collapse of Santa Cruz Wharf Two people had to be rescued and another swam to safety after strong waves caused part of the Santa Cruz Wharf to collapse on Monday. Two people had to be rescued and another swam to safety after strong waves caused part of the Santa Cruz Wharf to collapse on Monday. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Three construction workers fell into the ocean Monday after strong waves caused part of the...

Santa Cruz police said they arrested a man believed to have set fire and who carved a homophobic slur at a newly opened LGBTQ+ pub. 45-year-old James Eason was arrested and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail for a hate crime, arson and vandalism. He was already in police custody for an unrelated crime, said police in a media release. Eason is believed to have gone up to The Neighbors Pub on the morning of Dec. 10. He allegedly carved a homophobic slur into the glass front doors. Evidence that he tried to set the building on fire was also...

The Bigfoot Discovery Museum in the Santa Cruz Mountains will close after 20 years as its owner retires. "It's going to be weird for me. Yeah. I'm so used to this, and I've been doing this for so, so long. To suddenly have it all go away, and everything is going to be strange," said owner Michael Ruggs. The iconic museum, located alongside Highway 9 in Felton, has embodied Santa Cruz's quirkiness for twenty years. As Ruggs retires, the museum will retire alongside him. "Well, anywhere from 30 to 70 people come in the door and, they'll check everything out,...

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A dog survived a vicious mountain lion attack in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was a harrowing experience for Bella's owner, Richard Baker. It all happened last week when Baker let Bella outside, nothing unusual for his dogs. However, moments later, she returned to the front door after being mauled by the animal, covering her body with deep wounds and bite marks. “She walked out, about 20 to 30 minutes later, she walked back in, totally ripped up,” said Baker. Baker rushed her from his home to the Pacific and Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists, a 24-hour emergency vet hospital. When...

The new-ish restaurant has Michelin cred and 'The Cannoli God of Santa Cruz'About 75 miles south of San Francisco, Felton is known for the Bigfoot Discovery Museum and the Roaring Camp Railroads. But now, after earning a cult following for smash burgers and cannoli, a new bistro is making its case as a reason for trekking to this tiny town in Santa Cruz County. “Everything we do, technique-wise, you can find in Michelin-starred restaurants,” said chef-owner Lance Ebert, who in July launched Emerald Mallard in downtown Felton’s historic Cremer House. “But we want to execute this type of food for...

About 150 students and supporters protested on the one-year anniversary of the start of Israel's war in Gaza Monday on the campus of UC Santa Cruz, criticizing the university's previous crackdowns on student protest.