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October 15, 2025

Sheriff’s Office hosts active shooter drills at San Lorenzo Valley campus

A voice rings out over the handheld radio: “Numerous callers reporting gunfire in the middle school gym.” With that, the first active shooter scenario...

Slew of road construction projects set to begin for San Lorenzo Valley

Highway 9 to close at Jaye’s Slide for utility work Highway 9 at Jaye’s Slide (PM 8.8) in Ben Lomond will be closed in both...

News Briefs | Published July 28, 2023

Registration opens Monday for free school field trip program Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) announced that online registration for Kids2Parks, an innovative park-equity...

Bridging the Mountain: Bradford kicks off campaign for District 5 supervisor

As the father of a blended family, Christopher Bradford knows how to bring people together. Bradford, 43, moved to the San Lorenzo Valley after meeting...

Man suffers burns in Ben Lomond structure fire

A fire that broke out in a cabin at a construction company yard about a mile north of Ben Lomond on Tuesday spread to...

Scotts Valley Unified School District to consider parcel tax

Scotts Valley Unified School District will host a public hearing Wednesday to discuss a parcel tax that would raise revenue for student programs and...

Alcohol suspected in Boulder Creek crash that killed man, injured another

A 34-year-old man was killed, and his passenger seriously hurt, after the truck he was driving struck a tree and flipped over just after...

Hops n’ Barley Fest brings chill atmosphere to scorcher at Skypark

More than 40 breweries and 40 food and beverage vendors took part in the Hops n’ Barley Festival on Saturday, attracting dozens of vintage...

Meeting gives update on potential Big Basin Water Company receivership

On July 13, the Highlands Park Senior Center was teeming with frustrated San Lorenzo Valley residents. Customers of Big Basin Water Company (BBWC) gathered—in-person...

Santa Cruz Mountains Classic Car Show continues disaster recovery efforts

Elwin Haddix is 80 years old and “still ridin’” his 1997 Harley Heritage Springer. He’d been planning a three-day, 1,000-mile trip for nine people. “We...

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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...