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October 31, 2025

Felton meeting to discuss Highway 9 preventative maintenance project

Caltrans will host a public meeting next week in Felton to hear project details and provide input regarding the upcoming South Santa Cruz Highway...

New California laws take effect in 2025

California lawmakers in 2024 introduced 4,821 bills, but most of them were tossed or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process, during which most...

Santa Cruz County launches year-round Mobile Crisis Response Teams

Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health has announced that Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT) are now available 24/7 year-round to respond to behavioral health crises...

5 injured in Scotts Valley’s first tornado on record

*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024 At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said. Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the...

3 hospitalized in Brookdale post office building blaze

A man and two children were hospitalized after a fire spread through a second story residential area above the Brookdale Post Office in the...

Invasive beetle found along Zayante Creek identified as novel to West Coast

A non-native invasive shothole borer beetle found along Zayante Creek south of Graham Hill Road in October has been identified as Euwallacea interjectus, a...

Scotts Valley Unified School District’s financial review shows surprise revenue gains

Back when Scotts Valley Unified School District officials were charting a course for the 2023-24 school year, they figured they’d bring in $26.2 million...

Man charged with trafficking minors asks to spend holidays with 4-year-old

The man charged with human trafficking and molesting children he met through the Boys and Girls Club in Scotts Valley asked a Santa Cruz...

Santa Cruz County awarded $8M grant for mental health, substance use services

The County of Santa Cruz has received an $8 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 47 Grant...

News Briefs | Published Dec. 6, 2024

5th annual Holiday Lights brings sparkle to fairgrounds The fifth annual Holiday Lights event has returned to the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, and it’s bigger...

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

Community Bridges WIC remains open during government shutdown  Community Bridges Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program remains fully funded and operational ensuring continued support for...