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October 26, 2025

Rash of small wildfires raises concern in valley

On Monday, Aug. 19, firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, alongside those from Felton Fire Protection District and Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire and Rescue, responded to a quarter-acre timber fire on Felton Empire Road.

VP of El Salvador visits Felton, Watsonville

El Salvador’s vice president visits Felton man

Small fire in Fall Creek just the latest in string of flare-ups

Felton Empire Road was shut down for part of the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 19, while Cal Fire crews battles a wildland fire that charred at least a quarter of an acre of land in the Fall Creek region of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.

Curtain drops on former SLV performing arts center

The final curtain dropped on the former Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School, as demolition crews from Salinas-based Tombleson Inc. spent Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 12 and 13, tearing down the venerable building.

Felton woman arrested in Santa Clara; suspected of impersonating nurse

A Felton woman was arrested on Friday, Aug. 9 at the Valley Medical Center in Santa Clara on suspicion that she had posed as a nurse.

Local hopes to take LED to the masses

Felton resident Pete Catalano wants to light up your parking lot. And he has found a way to do it with better light and less electricity.

SV public relations firm turns 20

Paula Phelan came to Scotts Valley looking to purchase a home and liked the area so much she launched a public relations company that this month celebrates 20 years in business.

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Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...