Vegetation control work on Highway 9 to begin Monday with daytime traffic control
Caltrans will begin vegetation control work on the entire length of Highway 9 in Santa Cruz County in support of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan to manage vegetation and reduce wildfire risk along the state highway system.
The objective of this work is...
UPDATE: Motorcyclist killed on Granite Creek Road
A 71-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after a head-on collision with a large truck on Granite Creek Road in Scotts Valley.
Local Candidates Set for Nov. 8 Election
The candidate nomination period for the upcoming November election closed on Aug. 12, and three people came forward to run for Scotts Valley City Council.
Incumbents Derek Timm and Jim Reed are running for reelection while Allan Timms will try to unseat one of them...
Valley students take to forest challenge
Teams from Ponderosa and San Lorenzo Valley high schools placed in the top six of the 2011 Santa Cruz Forestry Challenge in Boulder Creek last month.
Graham Hill Road improvement in the works
The first phase of long-awaited changes to make the lower portion of Graham Hill Road in Felton safer for motorists is officially under way.
Safe, not sorry
Panther Ridge resident Harmony Perna describes Jan. 19 evacuation
After a restless night, still recovering from surgery, and concerned with Covid-19, Harmony Perna was not in an ideal condition to evacuate her home on Panther Ridge Road in the morning of Jan. 19.
The Boulder Creek...
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...
