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October 24, 2025

Scotts Valley Council begins its housing element journey

During the regularly scheduled March 15 council meeting, Scotts Valley began the challenging journey toward deciding how to plan for 1,220 new housing units...

Driver flees up Highway 9 after hitting pedestrian with car

A vehicle collided with a 40-year-old woman along Highway 9 in Ben Lomond, then drove off, on Sunday around 9:40pm. “For reasons still under investigation,...

Cleanup ongoing after storm hits Santa Cruz Mountains

About 17,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers across the county were out of power on Wednesday as Department of Transportation (Caltrans) crews worked...

Zayante couple’s romantic dinner plans thwarted by crash

As a leukemia survivor who’s aware of his fragile immune system, 53-year-old David Dougherty doesn’t often risk heading out into public with his 50-year-old...

Big Basin Water Company moves toward receivership

In 2020, Big Basin Water Company (BBWC) suffered catastrophic losses to its infrastructure due to the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, which ripped through...

North County residents cope with another wet weather onslaught

Jorge Ibarra was a couple days away from his 45th birthday when he left the tent where he lives above the San Lorenzo River...

Governor Gavin Newsom Returns to Central Coast for Another Storm Damage Tour

California Governor Gavin Newsom was once again along the Central Coast, Wednesday, getting a tour of storm damage after intense weather patterns continued to...

Floods Ravage Region

With sunshine interspersed with scattered showers forecast through Monday—and another storm on its way towards the Central Coast for early Tuesday—Santa Cruz Mountains residents...

Ex-School Administrator Gets Trial Date

While the three-year window for some adults to file lawsuits under a landmark childhood sex abuse statute has now closed, one of the cases...

Are You Ready for More Rain?

Another atmospheric river moved into San Jose and the Greater Bay Area from the coast this morning, and forecasters say things will get worse...

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Santa Cruz County Recorder’s Office launches ‘Fraud Notify’

Santa Cruz County Recorder’s Office has announced the launch of Fraud Notify, a new service that helps protect property owners from potential real estate...