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Santa Cruz Police on Sunday arrested two men and a juvenile who are suspected in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old from Vacaville.

Watsonville police are looking for four men they believe entered a store Friday night and stole more than $8,000 worth of electronic devices.

Flames tore through an apartment in the Seacliff area Tuesday afternoon, displacing several occupants from the fourplex.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the female suspect involved in a deputy-related incident that occurred in the early morning of Friday on Ocean Street Extension.

More than 600 firefighters are battling a blaze in the Boulder Creek area, which has grown to more than 271 acres, Cal Fire spokeswoman Colleen Baxter said Wednesday.

With the rainy season rapidly coming to a close on March 31, officials are concerned about the scant snowpack in the Sierra and the lack of rain around the state.

The Watsonville City Council approved pay increases for more than 20 positions across various departments Tuesday.

Part of Main Street in downtown Watsonville was blocked off Tuesday morning to make way for an annual holiday tradition.

Rain in the forecast for Saturday has dampened the city’s holiday plans.

CHP officers are on high alert leading into the upcoming week, as summer travel starts up and Fourth of July approaches. The agency is reminding all drivers to put safety first as more cars than usual are traveling Santa Cruz County’s roads.