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The County of Santa Cruz and UC Cooperative Extension will host two community meetings this month to provide information about monitoring and mitigating the invasive shothole borer and protecting trees throughout Santa Cruz County. Residents may attend either meeting: Felton — 10 a.m. to noon...

Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board has released its 2026 State of the Workforce report, providing an overview of local employment trends, wage data and economic challenges affecting the region. The report examines three years of economic patterns and comes amid changes driven by advances...

Senior Caregiver Resource Fair returns to Ben Lomond Highlands Park Senior and Community Center and the Valley Women’s Club of San Lorenzo Valley will host the annual Senior Caregiver and Family Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Highlands...

Scotts Valley City Council’s Aug. 5 meeting just hits different now. That's because City Manager Mali LaGoe would go on to announce her resignation two days later. The high school banners debacle seems more like a culmination than a minor small-town kerfuffle to be quickly...

North County Dems host endorsement forum The Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will hold an endorsement forum for local candidates and ballot measures on the November election ballot on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The forum will include brief presentations and questions for Democratic candidates in...

A suspect has been arrested in connection with multiple vegetation fires reported Aug. 19 in Scotts Valley, according to a joint announcement from Cal Fire and the Scotts Valley Police Department. Firefighters responded around 12:50 p.m. to the 2300 block of Green Hills Road, where...

Travelers on Highway 9 near Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Monday, Aug. 24, as crews continue work on the Kings Creek Bridge replacement. Caltrans said the highway will be closed from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday at Kings Creek Bridge,...

There is still time to enter the 2026 Santa Cruz County Fair, with deadlines approaching for residents interested in showcasing their baking, art, agriculture, photography, livestock and other work. For most departments, the online entry deadline is Aug. 27. Some departments have later deadlines, as...

Scotts Valley Fire Protection District has appointed Alex Titus to its Board of Directors, filling the seat left vacant by the resignation of Zach Raney. Titus has lived in Scotts Valley with his wife, Elana, and their two children since 2014. He is employed by...

*Updated at 3:11pm Smoke could be seen billowing up above Scotts Valley as firefighters raced down Green Hills Road to investigate. The call came in at 12:41pm today and turned out to be a vegetation fire of less than an acre, confirmed Division Chief Sam Filson...