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October 12, 2025

Scotts Valley, county agencies rally for Special Olympics

A series of public safety agencies recently carried the Special Olympics torch through Santa Cruz County en route to the Summer Games as part...

Solo-vehicle crash into power pole on Highway 9 causes outage and closure

Traffic on state Highway 9, north of Boulder Creek, in Santa Cruz County, was reopened to one-way traffic on July 4 after the highway...

News Briefs | Published July 5, 2024

County begins Aptos Area Adaptive Traffic Control System Project  The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure has announced that the Aptos...

Scotts Valley native vaults to new heights with gymnastics at U Penn

Scotts Valley’s Makenna Damhorst has taken a tumble or two in her life, and the star athlete is planning to put her gymnastic prowess...

Excessive heat warning issued for Santa Cruz Mountains and coastal regions

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning this week for the Santa Cruz Mountains and a heat advisory for the coastal...

Fire claims Brookside Drive resident’s home, cat

On Sunday afternoon, 68-year-old Mark Livingston cued up an old movie in his hand-built home on Brookside Drive in Felton. His fiancée was making...

Tree work completed at Castle Rock State Park

Volunteers of the global nonprofit Dr. Shri. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan completed a conservation drive at Castle Rock State Park, located along Skyline Boulevard, on...

Overnight lane closures continue on Highway 17 for culvert repairs

A project now underway to replace a deteriorating culvert under Highway 17 at a location 1.5 miles north of Scotts Valley will result in...

Boulder Creek fire siren to sound weekly starting July 2

For years, the motto of the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District (BCFPD) has been, “Yours when the siren sounds.” Now, residents of Boulder Creek...

Ceremony celebrates launch of Damians Ladder

Last Friday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the Scotts Valley Senior Center for Damians Ladder, a nonprofit organization that’s already been making an...

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Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians. According to the National...