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Local Boy Scouts celebrate Eagle progress

County moves to oppose all sexual predator placements

Drought-like conditions keep water use restrictions in place

Obituary: Jeffrey W. Sipes

August 21, 2014

Jeffrey W. Sipes

January 19, 2017

A break in the rain last weekend gave Santa Cruz County and Caltrans crews a valuable window to clear the fallen trees and rock and mud slides from numerous roads and highways, caused by last week’s heavy rains.

January 21, 2014

Caltrans work on the Mount Hermon Road Highway 17 onramp heading south toward Santa Cruz has slowed traffic on Mount Hermon Road this morning.

Fire Prevention Week begins today

October 8, 2017

The as Fire Prevention Week begins, the National Fire Protection Association wants to help people double their chances of escaping from a burning home.

September 18, 2015

On September 9, at about 5:30 p.m., a bus carrying 54 children caught on fire. The children in grades ranging from elementary to high school were part of a singing group from Palo Alto, and were traveling to Santa Cruz.

Police offer Halloween safety tips

October 30, 2009

The Scotts Valley Police Department suggests several safety tips to make this Halloween a safe and enjoyable holiday.

Cal Fire plans permanent garage in Bonny Doon

August 16, 2010

Cal Fire is working to build a permanent 1,120-square-foot garage to replace a temporary structure at its Fall Creek Station in Bonny Doon.

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May 10, 2012

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

January 26, 2024

Civil rights activist to share ‘This Bright Light of Ours’ Just weeks after the brutal 1965 “Bloody Sunday” attacks in Selma, 19-year-old Maria Gitin joined the effort canvassing for Black voters in rural Wilcox County, Ala. Her book, “This Bright Light of Ours,” records the...

Growing Butane Hash Oil danger in Santa Cruz County

December 24, 2015

A medical marijuana product, hash oil, is often made at home with canisters of butane. A small amount of butane hash oil reportedly produces a quick and powerful high. The unregulated underground hash oil industry frequently operates out of garages, basements and kitchens. Butane hash oil is highly flammable and just a spark can set off an explosion.

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Local Boy Scouts celebrate Eagle progress

Summertime Fun

County moves to oppose all sexual predator placements

Drought-like conditions keep water use restrictions in place

Obituary: Jeffrey W. Sipes

$2 million sought for road repairs

Slow going in Scotts Valley Tuesday

Fire Prevention Week begins today

Bus burns on Highway 17

Police offer Halloween safety tips

Cal Fire plans permanent garage in Bonny Doon

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Growing Butane Hash Oil danger in Santa Cruz County

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Murder suspect claims Santa Cruz Mountain victims were part of illegal...

Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday

Homeless Point-in-Time Count shows continued progress in Santa Cruz County