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December 19, 2025

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...

Scotts Valley Council eases ADU rules, expands junior unit options

They didn’t exactly have a choice in the matter, but when it came down to updating their secondary residence policy, Scotts Valley City Council...

Cabrillo College receives $150K to expand veterans mental health services

Cabrillo College has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to implement the Veterans Mental Health Demonstration Project. The...

News Briefs | Published Nov. 29, 2024

Museum hosts Children’s Craft Fair this Saturday This Small Business Saturday, the Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery, in partnership with the Small Business Development...

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

When the Rite Aid in Felton went dark in August of this year, it left more than an empty building behind. For many residents,...