County: Evacuations near CZU burn scar take effect Sunday morning
Update (Oct. 23, 5pm)
Residents in the northern reaches of the San Lorenzo Valley are being asked to evacuate at 8am Sunday in anticipation of heavy rains that could trigger debris flows near the CZU Lightning Complex burn scar.
The evacuation orders include much of Brookdale...
County calls for 20 percent water use reduction: No mandatory reduction yet
The County of Santa Cruz has advocated for a 20 percent reduction in water usage in the county to combat a nearly rainless winter.
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...
Mark Bailey Aug. 31, 1955 — Jan. 24, 2012
Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, in Felton for Mark Bailey, who died at his home in Boulder Creek after a three-year fight with cancer. He was 56.
YMCA Camp Campbell evacuated to Scotts Valley
About 170 students were evacuated from a science camp at the YMCA location in Boulder Creek Wednesday afternoon.
The remote camp is only accessible by a small bridge that authorities worried could fail in the stormy weather.
Students from Silicon Valley and the East Bay were...
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...
