Police officers in the mountains north of Santa Cruz responded to a suspicious figure in a roadway early Thursday and found Bigfoot. “He was a little banged up but will be returned to his rightful place at the Bigfoot Discovery Museum,” the Scotts Valley Police Department said in a Facebook post. The Santa...
First Reopened California Amusement Park Closes Back Down After Only One Weekend
[aggregation-styles] Orange County Register Subscription The first California amusement park to reopen under the state’s COVID-19 health and safety guidelines has been forced to reclose after only one weekend of operation following a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the surrounding area. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will reclose after...
Santa Cruz Boardwalk First California Amusement Park Planning To Reopen Under State Guidelines
[aggregation-styles] The San Jose Mercury News Subscription California’s oldest amusement park is preparing to become the first amusement park to reopen under the state’s new COVID-19 health and safety guidelines following a seven-month coronavirus closure. The 1907 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk plans to reopen in November after Santa Cruz County...
California Fires Claim 6 Lives, Threaten Thousands of Homes
SANTA CRUZ — Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least six lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California on Friday as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos authorities were trying to control. Three major complexes encompassing dozens of fires chewed through...
Memorial Praises California Deputy Killed on Duty
SANTA CRUZ — Heartbroken mourners on Wednesday praised a Northern California sheriff's deputy who was killed in an ambush, calling him kind, unflappable and funny — the kind of officer that people want to keep a community safe. Hundreds of people, many in blue and green law enforcement uniforms, gathered...
Man Found Dead Near Scene of Deputy's Shooting in Paso Robles
PASO ROBLES — A man was found fatally shot near where a sheriff's deputy was wounded Wednesday while responding to a report that a gunman was firing shots at a central California police station, and the two incidents were believed to be connected, authorities said. An hours-long search of the...
Heroic Effort by Resident Led to Capture of California Deputy's Suspected Killer
SANTA CRUZ — An Air Force sergeant and leader in an elite military security force was armed with homemade bombs, an AR-15 rifle and other weapons and had a desire to harm police when he launched a deadly attack on unsuspecting officers, a Northern California sheriff said Monday. Gunfire and...
FBI Looks for Link Between 2 Ambush Killings of Officers in California
SANTA CRUZ — The FBI and local investigators are trying to determine a possible link between the ambush-style killing of a Northern California sheriff's deputy Saturday night and that of a federal officer who was fatally shot outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland more than a week ago. The FBI...
33 Bodies From California Boat Fire Recovered, 1 Missing
SANTA BARBARA — Thirty three bodies of victims from a scuba diving boat fire off Southern California have been recovered and one was still missing on Wednesday, authorities said. The new count of confirmed deaths came after officials recovered 13 bodies on Tuesday, said Coast Guard Lt. Zach Farrell, a...
Headed to the Coast? Check Out the Majestic Lighthouses.
Depending on how you measure it, the California coastline is 840 miles to 3,427 miles long (the latter figure includes inlets and bays). Enhancing the coastline's spectacular appeal are many historic lighthouses and light stations protecting vessels from large rocks, prominent points, and other hazards. Info, Maps for Lighthouses Additional information...