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February 27, 2026

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Winter storms damage trees fallen

Nearly $15M in FEMA reimbursements secured for communities affected by 2023-24...

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced that he had secured $14.6 million in reimbursements for local governments in California’s 19th Congressional District from the Federal...
Roaring Camp Sequoias at Night

Roaring Camp debuts first-ever lighted redwoods night walk

A first-ever lighted stroll beneath giant old-growth redwoods is now on the list of things to do at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz...
Bela Ravikumar watercolor

Santa Cruz artist highlights nature-inspired works in Ben Lomond

Bela Ravikumar has earned a reputation as a stellar and well-followed artist in Santa Cruz County, but her latest show at the Santa Cruz...
Novitiate Park anti-wildfire partnership

Regional effort promotes strategies to defend against forest fires

In the preface to his book “California: A Fire Survey,” Stephen J. Pyne notes that the “California fire scene” has long shaped the broader...
Boulder Creek fire

No one injured in small fire north of Boulder Creek

No one was injured in a Saturday night fire north of Boulder Creek that consumed one home and spread throughout the surrounding natural area,...
Karen Kaplan

Scotts Valley artist’s work chosen for ‘Expressions of the Valley’ book...

Scotts Valley creative soul and activist Karen Kaplan is making her latest splash with dual contributions in a new book titled “Expressions of the...

$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains

Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire to implement an ambitious, regionally...

Felton artist sets out to document river communities in Cajun Country

Ten years ago, in a quiet Felton barnyard, Wes Modes, 58, a UC Santa Cruz lecturer, and a few friends began piecing together a...

Measure Q gets underway with citizen oversight, funding allocation

With the overwhelming approval of Measure Q, formally known as the “Santa Cruz County Safe Drinking Water, Clean Beaches, Wildfire Risk Reduction and Wildlife...
Flames fire

UPDATE: Pile burning in Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley now set...

Two pile burns are now planned for Feb. 18-28 in Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley on Land Trust of Santa Cruz County land and...

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Jayson Rutherford

Rutherford named as Scotts Valley’s next police chief

City of Scotts Valley has selected Jayson Rutherford as its next chief of police, promoting a 28-year veteran who has spent his entire law...