Fundraiser to support local mural artist in her final days
It’s been rough days for the family of longtime local painter, art instructor, and mural artist Cynthia Newberry.
Class focuses on skills beyond school
For young men graduating from high school, adult expectations and situations arrive rapidly and with increasing regularity, and the unprepared can quickly find themselves overwhelmed.
BAM Homes Hopes to Ease Rebuilding Woes
Residents whose homes were burned to the ground during the CZU Lightning Complex fires in August of 2020 have hope on the horizon: Bay Area Manufactured Homes (BAM Homes) is working in conjunction with state and local authorities to provide affordable, safe and comfortable...
Home & Garden: Word on the street
We asked local residents: What are your spring cleaning plans?
Free Narcan distribution set for Sunday in Felton
Over the past year, Santa Cruz Community Health clocked 1,700 patient visits at its Mountain Health Center in Ben Lomond, which opened in early 2022.
The organization is continuing to deepen its roots in the San Lorenzo Valley, including through a fentanyl-antidote-distribution drive at the...
Scotts Valley gets first synthetic playing turf
The city of Scotts Valley will soon have its first artificial playing turf for multiple purpose use for student athletes, youth and adults.
12-year-old safe after search
A warm late spring night, fresh drinking water from a running stream and a little bit of luck produced a happy outcome for a youngster lost Saturday overnight in Upper Zayante.
Thieves steal newspaper vending machine
Someone, probably two people, stole the large, white metal Press Banner vending machine from the mini-mart on Graham Hill Road last weekend, Aug. 19-20.
Water hearing Sept.21, at Highlands Park, Ben Lomond
6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, Highlands Park Senior Center, 8500 Highway 9, Ben Lomond.
Ember Flash named semifinalist in XPRIZE Wildfire competition
Ember Flash Aerospace, a Santa Cruz County company with deep ties in the San Lorenzo Valley, has been named a semifinalist in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition, a years-long challenge meant to inspire solutions that will stamp-out the possibility of extreme forest fires.
Zach Ackemann, who...
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...