Monterey County Sheriff's deputies arrested a suspect in connection with a May 26th fatal shooting. 25-year-old Angel Fabian Vasquez Iniguez of Salinas, has been charged with shooting 2 people, one of the victims Josiah Marquez died from gunshot wounds. On Friday, Iniguez was booked into Monterey County Jail.
A Santa Cruz surfer sustained multiple injuries when he was pushed into the rocks by a wave at Steamer Lane last weekend. 53 year old Brian Hart sustained a broken neck during the accident. At this time he has lost feeling below the neck and a gofundme page has been set up to help with medical expenses. To help visit: go fund me dot com slash 5 t e I a f s
A non profit opposed to rail traffic has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. The complaint details concerns over the Commission’s June 14th decision to enter into a ten-year contract with a new operator for its Santa Cruz Branch Railroad line, which runs from Watsonville to Davenport. The Greenway organization alleges improper environmental evaluations and noise concerns,
Highway 1 at Mud Creek in Big Sur re-opened on Wednesday months ahead of schedule. The roadway was closed for 14 months due to a landslide. Motorists will encounter one-way traffic control at times due to work on the slope and road at Mud Creek.
The Santa Cruz Water Department is preparing to replace a pipeline at the Loch Lomond Reservoir. Although the 1960’s era dam is in good condition a pipe and valves at the bottom of the structure need s to be replaced the Newell Creek Pipe project is scheduled to start in 2020, and is expected to cost 40 million dollars and take two years to complete.