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Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20, as part of utility relocation work. Between Kirby Street and north of Fall Creek Drive, Highway 9 travelers will encounter one-way flagging control from 8pm-5am. The overnight flagging control will...

Scotts Valley Police make multiple DUI, drug arrests Scotts Valley Police Department conducted multiple DUI enforcement saturation patrols throughout December, resulting in several arrests related to impaired driving, drugs and license violations, according to a department release issued Jan. 5. “Scotts Valley Police Department conducted multiple...

California State Parks will be burning piles created by park volunteers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. An estimated 52 piles will be burned throughout the Redwood Loop Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park...

Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Monday, Jan. 12, as part of utility relocation work. Travelers on Highway 9, between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools complex, will encounter one-way flagging control starting Monday, Jan. 12,...

When American country singer-songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson arrives in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan. 23 to play the Felton Music Hall stop on his Red Horse Tour, he’ll arrive with special guest William Prince, who grew up—and still lives—in the central Canadian province...

Updated draft BESS ordinance available for public review The County of Santa Cruz has released an updated draft ordinance regulating the siting and development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for public review, which will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at the Jan....

Scotts Valley Police Department has received a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. “We...

Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau named ‘County of the Year’ Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau received the “County of the Year” award at the California Farm Bureau 2025 Annual Meeting in December. The award was given to Santa Cruz for its outstanding leadership in membership acquisition,...

Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency announced that its Public Health Division has been awarded three competitive state grants totaling $639,631 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The funding will support programs aimed at preventing impaired driving and improving the safety of bicyclists,...

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested one person for driving under the influence of intoxicants and two subjects were issued citations for driving while their license was suspended at a DUI checkpoint on Dec. 18. The DUI checkpoint was held at Mt. Hermon Rd between Glen...