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September 12, 2025

Hospitals limit visitations to reduce swine flu exposure

Children under 16-years-old are prohibited from visiting local hospitals during flu season this year as a precaution to slow the spread of the H1N1 virus.

Fire season closes, burn season opens

Cal Fire today announced that fire season in Santa Cruz County is over.

Scotts Valley woman turns 102

Beulah Sutton stands just under 5 feet tall, with flashing dark eyes and white hair swept off her face. With her 102nd birthday just around the corner on Sunday, Oct. 18, Sutton plans to have a celebration with her son, Dallas A. Sutton Jr., who lives in Felton.

Trees toppled in October storm

With the heavily saturated soil unable to secure their roots, trees fell like matchsticks Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the first major storm of the season hit Santa Cruz County.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Bank phone scam continues

The prolific phishing scam that hit the San Lorenzo Valley at the start of the month took a short break and then started up again Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to bank officials.

Colter White’s hearing set for this Wednesday

The fight to free Boulder Creek’s Colter White from incarceration has intensified this week as his pending hearing date nears.

Business Notes: Center donates dishes to feed hungry

More than 50 ceramic bowls were trimmed, bisque-fired and glazed at the Mountain Art Center during Ben Lomond’s annual Ceram-A-Rama event in September.

News Briefs: Halloween helpers needed

Halloween helpers needed

Twenty years later: Valley Churches United remembers the quake

It was 5:04 p.m. Oct. 17, 1989, when the Loma Prieta earthquake shook Santa Cruz County to its core. For 15 seconds, the world shook as cupboards opened, chimneys fell, shelves full of groceries toppled, bridges groaned and cracked and the earth split.

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...