Tag: animals and pets
Students find fossil sloth bone in Santa Cruz Mountains
Local students from Tara Redwood School playing in the Santa Cruz Mountains last spring found a strange object that they suspected was a bone...
Scotts Valley Police investigate parking lot pigeon massacre
Scotts Valley police have launched an animal abuse investigation following the apparent willful killing of several pigeons last week, according to authorities.
Just before 12:30pm...
Animal shelter welcomes new general manager
The Board of Directors for the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (SCCAS) has unanimously appointed Amber Rowland as the next general manager.
Rowland will oversee...
Glass repair and kitten rescue couple reflect on natural disaster life...
Jeannette Kornher, owner of Kitten Kornher Rescue in Boulder Creek, carted her cats from home—like Hootenanny—to shelter at her storefront along Highway 9 with...
News Briefs | Published Jan. 2, 2026
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau named ‘County of the Year’
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau received the “County of the Year” award at the California...
