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Santa Cruz County Public Health receives grants for traffic safety programs

December 31, 2025

Driver arrested at Scotts Valley DUI checkpoint

San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

Santa Cruz County urges residents to take precautions ahead of storm

Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents

Dramatic rescue in Boulder Creek

January 19, 2017

Ben Lomond Fire Chief Stacie Brownlee and firefighters Mark Brown and Matt Sanders risked their lives Jan.10 to rescue a middle-aged man from the fast-moving floodwaters of Boulder Creek, just a few hundred yards from the deadly, rain-swollen San Lorenzo River.

$122 million in CA storm damage

January 19, 2017

Caltrans crews statewide are preparing for the next round of winter storms and will be working 24/7 monitoring state routes and keeping roadways open and clear.

The drought is over, for the mountains at least

January 19, 2017

As a second round of storms hit first Northern California, then Southern California this week, several forecasters were declaring the four-year drought was finally over, at least for the north.

Soaring pension costs in Scotts Valley

January 19, 2017

A decision in December by the board of the California pension fund for public employees –CalPERS – to lower its growth expectations has left Scotts Valley and other cities across the state reeling from the prospects of dramatic increases in pension costs.

Umbrella bandit nabbed by deputies

January 19, 2017

The man who authorities say robbed the Liberty Bank, 6230 Highway in Felton last Tuesday didn’t get far.

$2 million sought for road repairs

January 19, 2017

A break in the rain last weekend gave Santa Cruz County and Caltrans crews a valuable window to clear the fallen trees and rock and mud slides from numerous roads and highways, caused by last week’s heavy rains.

Umbrella Bandit still at large

January 13, 2017

An umbrella-carrying man who robbed Liberty Bank in Felton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, was still at large late Wednesday.

Drought still officially persists

January 13, 2017

The drought continues, for a while at least.

Water districts mostly spared in storms

January 13, 2017

The San Lorenzo Valley Water District has no current storm-related disruptions in water service, despite the heavy rains that have inundated the Santa Cruz Mountains since the weekend.

Sandbags at Valley Churches United

January 13, 2017

Valley Churches United Mission volunteers valiantly distributed 50 tons of county-supplied sandbags ahead of last weekend’s storm.

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