Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s board recently approved a $2.12 million settlement with a student who was sexually abused by a teacher at Rio Del Mar Elementary in the 1990s.
Crime
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Two injured in altercation at downtown Santa Cruz garage
Santa Cruz police say two people were stabbed during an altercation at a parking garage in downtown Santa Cruz on Tuesday evening.
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Former Scotts Valley man extradited from Switzerland, booked into county jail for father’s murder
James Smallwood, suspected to killing his father, was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail last week after he was extradited from Switzerland.
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Santa Cruz police make arrest in Oct. 25 shooting investigation
The Santa Cruz Police Department has arrested Miguel Casteneda Patino, 19, in connection with a shooting on Saturday near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. He is facing an attempted murder charge.
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Santa Cruz police to triple fines, run extra safety patrols on Halloween weekend
A safety enhancement zone begins Friday at 8 a.m. and runs through Monday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. for the entire city of Santa Cruz. The move authorizes the tripling of fees for violations of the city’s municipal code, such as littering, blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and public drinking.
Posted inEducation
After violence, Watsonville High students, staff sad and searching for answers
A day after two violent attacks on the Watsonville High School campus left three people injured, students and staff returned to a somber and sparsely attended campus, grappling with fear, sadness, and unanswered questions.
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Judge postpones murder trial for Leif Ames to Dec. 15
A Santa Cruz judge has postponed the long-delayed murder trial of Leif Ames to Dec. 15. Family members present at a Tuesday hearing told the judge they’ve waited too long for a trial.
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Nearly six years after being charged with murdering his friend, Leif Ames is out on bail and has yet to face a jury. How?
Years after he was charged with fatally stabbing Hubert Cross, former Live Oak resident Leif Ames remains out on bail. Attorneys say it is highly unusual for someone charged with murder to remain out of pre-trial custody, a fact Cross’ family says raises serious concerns about the justice system.
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Watsonville man sentenced to over 25 years in state prison for human trafficking
Luis Alberto Salas, 36, was sentenced to more than 25 years in state prison for human trafficking, sexual assault and drug crimes against minors, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office said in a media release.
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Former Pop Warner coach arrested, charged with multiple child sex crimes
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Christopher John Weekes, 32, of Soquel on multiple sex-related charges, including “lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14” and two other felony child sex crimes.
