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California Sheriff's Officials Took 4 Days to Treat Teen's Death as Suspicious, Possible Sex Crime
Six Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives appeared in court Monday detailing what happened the night 16-year-old Emma Lace Price was found dead in 23-year-old Michael Russell’s home in Corralitos, Calif. back on Nov. 12, 2021.
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Meet the Marine Scientist Turning Ocean Trash Into Works of Art
Marine scientist and artist Ethan Estess gets packages from people all over the country with waste pulled from the oceans that he then turns into art. The goal of his work is not just to clean up garbage and create art — but to draw attention to policies creating the waste. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe brings his Family Geography Project...
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Coast Guard Rescues Hawaii-Bound Kayaker
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the kayaker who was attempting to make a solo voyage to Hawaii early Sunday morning about 70 miles west of Santa Cruz, officials stated in a release.
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Joby Aviation Is Going Public at a $6.6 Billion Valuation — Take a Look at Its Electric Air Taxi
Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation is going public through a SPAC merger that values the electric flying taxi start-up at $6.6 billion.
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California Police Chase Ends With Suspect Driving Over Cliff, Into Ocean
A driver who led authorities on a 100-mph chase drove off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a town north of Santa Cruz, California, law enforcement officials said.
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Man Arrested in Santa Cruz Deputy's Killing Linked to Federal Officer's Death in Oakland
An Air Force sergeant already jailed in the ambush killing of a California sheriff’s deputy was charged Tuesday with murdering a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Oakland during a night of a sometimes violent protest last month.
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Calif. Mayor, Police Chief Kneel in Peaceful Protest
The Santa Cruz Police Department shared photos on social media platforms Saturday that brought emotions to residents across and outside California’s Bay Area.
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Ashes of 8-Year-Old Killed in Calif. Stolen From Father
Tragedy struck the Santa Cruz area in 2015 when 8-year-old Maddy Middleton was allegedly killed by a teenage boy. Now, her ashes have been stolen.
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Surfer Killed in Shark Attack in Northern California
A surfer was killed in a shark attack off a Santa Cruz beach, state park officials said Saturday.
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Northern California County Reopens Some Rec Areas
Santa Cruz County officials have reopened some beaches, parks and trails.
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Rough Seas Suspend Search for Final Victim of Boat Fire
The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas.
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Photos: How Mourners Are Remembering Victims of the Conception Boat Fire Tragedy
A recreational Labor Day weekend scuba diving expedition off the coast of Southern California ended in tragedy Monday when the boat Conception caught fire as passengers were sleeping. More than 30 people are feared dead in the tragedy off Santa Cruz Island, part of the Channel Islands chain. As word of the deaths spread, mourners visited the shoreline to leave…
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Hawaii or Spain? Telescope Experts Say It May Not Matter
When starlight from billions of years ago zips across the universe and finally comes into focus on Earth, astronomers want their telescopes to be in the best locations possible to see what’s out there. Despite years of legal battles and months of protests by Native Hawaiian opponents, the international coalition that wants to build the world’s largest telescope in Hawaii...
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Jordan Peele Dares You to Look at Horrors of ‘Us'
Peele knows how to get under your skin and stay there, and it’s what made him the must-see horror filmmaker of the moment.
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Familia hondureña de luto tras muerte de mujer en motocicleta
La policía ha informado que una mujer de 24 años murió la semana pasada después de que la motocicleta tipo scooter en la que viajaba fuera golpeada por un vehículo en el área de Aspen Hill.
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Teens' Experience Shows Campus Reality for Native Americans
The experience of two Native American teenagers pulled from a tour at Colorado State University has highlighted the complications that youth from tribal communities often must navigate in mainstream settings, such as college campuses. Nineteen-year-old Thomas Gray says he and his 17-year-old brother were shocked when they were removed from the tour in Fort Collins on April 30 after a...
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Surfing World Icon Jack O'Neill Who Pioneered Wetsuit Dies
Jack O’Neill, a Northern California surfing world icon who pioneered the wetsuit, has died. O’Neill’s died of natural causes Friday at his Santa Cruz, California home, his family said in a statement. He was 94. The eye-patch wearing ocean lover died peacefully, surrounded by family in his oceanfront home of more than 50 years, waves lapping at his deck. He...
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Humans Have ‘Totally New Tools' in Invasive Species Battle
A robot zaps and vacuums up venomous lionfish in Bermuda. A helicopter pelts Guam’s trees with poison-baited dead mice to fight the voracious brown tree snake. A special boat with giant winglike nets stuns and catches Asian carp in the U.S. Midwest. In the fight against alien animals that invade and overrun native species, the weird and wired wins. “Critters...
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RAW: Drone Flies Over SS Palo Alto Off Santa Cruz County Coast
Gabriel DeVault flew a drone over the SS Palo Alto on January 21, 2017 as storms ate the stern of “The Cement Ship.”
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Waves Tear Off Stern From SS Palo Alto, aka ‘The Concrete Ship,' in Santa Cruz County
The most famous concrete ship on the West Coast suffered yet another casualty over the weekend as explosive surf, brutal storms and record-setting waves lashed at its core.