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Units from Cal Fire CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz spent Thursday checking terrain in Mid County and South County regions for any spot fires that might have been ignited by thunderbolts from a storm that passed through the area late Wednesday and early Thursday. Cal Fire said the region experienced 173 lightning strikes within a 24 hour period, five of which were confirmed within the unit's coverage area of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.

Detectives believe there may be additional victims. Christopher John Weekes, 32, of Soquel, was arrested Tuesday on five counts of child sex crimes, including lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, oral copulation with a minor and forcible sexual penetration with a foreign object. Weekes was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail on $150,000 bail per charge, according to jail records.

Units from Cal Fire CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz spent Thursday checking terrain in Mid County and South County regions for any spot fires that might have been ignited by thunderbolts from a storm that passed through the area late Wednesday and early Thursday. Cal Fire said the region experienced 173 lightning strikes within a 24 hour period, five of which were confirmed within the unit's coverage area of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.

The new bus-on-shoulder lanes in Santa Cruz aims to enhance efficiency for public transportation, allowing buses to maneuver through congested highway traffic more effectively.

Crews will implement a series of overnight closures beginning Sunday and lasting for about a week between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges.