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October 27, 2025

Sexual Predator’s Hearing for Bonny Doon Release Plan Draws Crowd

The hubbub at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse Tuesday morning was so loud a sheriff’s deputy had to tell the 50-plus Bonny Doon community...

New Book Dives Into Big Basin’s History

Before the CZU August Lightning Complex fires decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, visitors who canvassed the trails and camped beneath the redwoods saw...

SLVUSD Parents Enrolled Fewer Kindergartners Than Expected

On the first day of school in the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District this year, total enrollment stood at around 50 students below...

Mobile Covid-19 Testing Comes to Felton

The number of people contracting Covid-19 in Santa Cruz County has been giving pause to community health leaders, but according to statistics from the...

Nonprofit Looks for County’s Young Leaders

A local nonprofit has launched a drive to help young people have a bigger say in the development of the county. The United Way of...

One Year Removed, Residents Remember CZU Fires

San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley neighbors, think back to where you were a year ago today. If you lived in Boulder Creek, Brookdale,...

Court Considers Whether Sexually Violent Predator Can Move to Bonny Doon

A convicted rapist named Michael Cheek, who psychologists have said could be at risk of reoffending, wants to become the newest Bonny Doon resident,...

Refreshing Flavors at Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Fest

During an aerial performance, Alana Del Chiaro, 11, had a chance to show off the hoop skills she’d been practicing over the past three...

Santa Cruz County reports 210th Covid-19 death

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County on Wednesday announced that a man in his 60s died from Covid-19 on Aug. 15. County spokesman Jason Hoppin said...

County mandates Covid vaccine or weekly testing for its employees

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to require all of 2,400 County employees to either...

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Santa Cruz Wharf incident: 1 person dead, dog sent for emergency...

An adult victim was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday...