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September 5, 2025

Big Basin Redwoods State Park launches summer shuttle service for weekends, holidays

Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Just in time for the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend, California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks have announced that access to Big Basin Redwoods State Park will increase this summer with the addition of a free pilot shuttle program, a...

Middle School gym demolished

There was no dramatic explosion, no spectacular wrecking ball. The old gym at the Scotts Valley Middle School came down in slow, scraping, gnawing chunks, grabbed and pulled apart by three different-sized excavators with steel jaws.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Save water, save money

Local water districts are offering money-saving incentives to help residents comply with voluntary water restrictions in response to the statewide drought in California.

BL park construction continues

Like the phoenix of mythological lore, Ben Lomond Dam Park is rising from the dust.

NFPA Urges Teens Not to Participate in Trending Social Media Challenge

According to local news reports, high school students in Massachusetts have been imitating a dangerous viral video circulating on the social media app TikTok. Along with Massachusetts fire officials who have issued fire alerts about the dangers of this activity, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is urging the public not to participate in this challenge.

Prescribed burn in Big Basin this week

California Parks crews teamed with Cal Fire plan to conduct a vegetation management burn in Big Basin Redwoods State Park starting Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Neighbors of 1440 Multiversity

Neighbors of 1440 Multiversity invite you to their neighborhood meeting on Saturday, March 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1440 Multiversity, 800 Bethany Drive in ScottsValley.

David Charles Millet: Aug. 22, 1950 — March 11, 2013

Family members will privately scatter the ashes of Dave Millet, who died in Ben Lomond from complications of cancer. He was 62.

Ben Lomond Man Drowns After Car Crashes into Zayante Creek

CHP investigate fatal crash
A 78-year-old Ben Lomond man died on April 7 after his vehicle went off the road and into Zayante Creek, authorities said. Don Daily was traveling southbound on Quail Hollow Road in a 2013 Kia Soul around 11am when it careened down a dirt embankment,...

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Homeless Point-in-Time Count shows continued progress in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership (H4HP) has released results of the 2025 Homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, demonstrating a significant drop in individuals...