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Scotts Valley
November 5, 2025

Fire at Brookdale Inn

A wing of apartments in the back of the Brookdale Inn & Spa were destroyed in a fire reported at 5:30 p.m. today.

County issues air quality warning

Smoke concentration in Santa Cruz County reached “Very Unhealthy” levels during today’s early morning hours as the region is affected by smoke and ash from the Lockheed Fire, according to the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.

Calm winds plus cooler temps equals progress on the firefighting front

As of 3 p.m. today, Cal Fire had reported that the Lockheed Fire near Bonny Doon in the Santa Cruz Mountains has consumed 6,843 acres.

Fire update: 5,036 acres consumed

Cal Fire reported at 8 p.m. today that 15 percent of the Lockheed Fire is under control after burning 5,036 acres over the last two days in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Bonny Doon.

Year of Firsts: Nature Deficit Disorder

A reader left an online comment on my first column last week with a question about where I came from and why I moved here. I really didn’t think about it again until I sat down on my deck last night to read The New York Times on my Kindle.

Local man to race in Monterey this weekend

Scotts Valley-based Canepa Design will race a handful of cars at the annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races this weekend.

Bonny Doon resident pens her second mystery

As a little girl, Nancy Lynn Jarvis would curl up in bed at her grandmother’s house to read mystery after mystery.

Fire ravages 4,100 acres near Bonny Doon

UPDATE: Firefighters got a toehold overnight on the massive fire raging near Bonny Doon, reporting 5 percent containment on a fire that's now consumed 4,100 acres.

Motor home gets too hot for comfort

A motor home parked behind the Scotts Valley Diner on Scotts Valley Drive burst into flames at noon Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Valley People: All-American Scholar

As a sixth-grader in 2008-09, Baymonte Christian School’s Lexi Stevens was named an All-American Scholar At-Large winner.

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