- Oct 16
Prosecutors ask to lift immunity of JPP deputy Filipe Sousa over car rental
Prosecutors want parliament to lift the immunity of Filipe Sousa, who is suspected of receiving an undue benefit through a 2025 car rental while he was mayor of Santa Cruz. He disputes the suspicion.
- Oct 13
Bolivia opens probe into Evo Morales over 2009 Santa Cruz hotel raid deaths
Bolivia's acting attorney general has opened a preliminary investigation into former president Evo Morales and ex-vice president Álvaro García Linera over a 2009 police raid that killed three men. Any formal trial of responsibilities would need approval from two-thirds of Parliament.
- Oct 1
Bolivia arrests attorney-general Roger Mariaca over drug trafficking ties
Bolivian authorities detained attorney-general Roger Mariaca and 13 others in Santa Cruz, following US drug trafficking accusations and the seizure of cash from an ambulance.
- Aug 18
Donald Trump shushes CNN reporter Kristen Holmes during Oval Office event
President Donald Trump repeatedly told CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes to be quiet after she asked about comments by Senator Jon Ossoff and joint military exercises with South Korea.
- Jul 29
Trump plans White House honor for Ryder Williams, the 16-year-old lifeguard who rescued a 10-year-old from 10-foot waves at Santa Cruz
Sixteen-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams battled 2.5-to-3-meter waves for over two minutes at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, California, to pull a 10-year-old boy to safety. Footage of the Saturday rescue went viral, and President Donald Trump now plans to award him the nation's highest civilian honor.
