Senator Dutton on KFI recently Digital News Report – In the weekend edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, former Speaker of the Assembly Willie Brown made some very interesting comments about problems…
Author: Robert Williams
Robert became a staff writer for DNR in 2009. He currently lives in Santa Cruz and has lived here for nearly a decade after relocating here from Kansas. He writes about local news, politics, and current events.
Yemeni Government Forces Battle With Al Qaeda
Digital News Report – More embassies in Yemen have closed as Yemeni government forces kill two suspected Al Qaeda militants. Besides U.S. and British embassies which closed yesterday, French, German and Japanese…
Phone, Internet Outage in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Digital News Report- Cell phones and landlines went dead around the bay area as an underground AT&T fiber optic cable in south San Jose was cut. Crews are currently working on repairing…
Sandra Cantu Found Dead
Digital News Report- The body of missing 8-year old Sandra Cantu from Tracy was found in a suitcase floating in an irrigation pond on Monday. Police are searching the Clover Road Baptist…
Two Arrested After Santa Cruz Police Pursuit, Shooting
Digital News Report- Two people have been arrested after a high-speed chase that started in Santa Cruz came to an end in Scotts Valley on Monday. The chase began at the Valero…
North Korea Launches Rocket
Digital News Report- According to sources in Japan, North Korea has launched a taepodong 2 rocket, which they claim is putting a satellite in orbit. Many feel that the launch is a…
SCPD Creates New Gang Unit
Digital News Report- The Santa Cruz Police Department has created a three officer Gang Unit to combat gang violence in the area. All three officers assigned to the unit are court-certified gang…
Dead Gray Whale Discovered Off Santa Cruz Coast
Digital News Report- A 25-foot dead gray whale was found floating off of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf this morning. It’s suspected that the whale was migrating from Mexico to Alaska as…
Six Dead in Santa Clara Murder-Suicide
Digital News Report- Six people have been shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a Silicon Valley, CA home late Sunday night. Three of those shot were children. A seventh person…
30 Years Later, the Nuclear Debate Continues
Digital News Report- Thirty years ago today a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania partially melted down in what became known as the worst civilian nuclear accident in United States history. The incident,…