The County of Santa Cruz settled a lawsuit for $2.2. million related to the 2020 death of Tamario Smith in the main jail.

SANTA CRUZ — Police have ruled out suspicious causes in the downtown weekend death of a local man. “It’s definitely not criminal in nature,” Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Jon Bush said ...

Student passengers involved in a fatal crash on a UC Santa Cruz campus loop shuttle last year have filed a civil negligence ...

Two Santa Cruz men who are reputed members of the of the infamous La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.

Santa Cruz-Based MS-13 Gang Members to Serve Over 20 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Racketeering ...

Three UC Santa Cruz students are suing the university for negligence after a bus crash last year injured them and killed the driver.