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Invasive tree-killing beetle spotted in Santa Cruz
After infested trees were recently discovered near the Tannery Arts Center, the city of Santa Cruz is asking community members to watch out for signs of a tiny 'shothole borer'...
Santa Cruz community comes together to repaint Black Lives Matter mural
Community members and local leaders, young and old, united in front of Santa Cruz City Hall on a foggy Saturday afternoon, paint rollers and brushes in hand, to give the...
Dolores Huerta raises awareness about pesticide use in Pajaro Valley
More than a hundred community members gathered outside the agricultural fields behind MacQuiddy Elementary School in Watsonville on an overcast Saturday morning to hear iconic activist and labor organizer Dolores...
Santa Cruz Wharf reopens to community fanfare
More than a hundred community members gathered around the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf stage on a sunny and brisk Saturday morning to witness the reopening ceremony of the 110-year-old structure,...
City releases interview with lifeguards on Santa Cruz Wharf collapse rescue
While already on alert because of the high surf that hit the Monterey Bay coast Monday, Santa Cruz Lifeguards Lt. Isiah Mullen and Lt. Sam Hofmann, stationed on a Jet...
Tornado rips through Scotts Valley, several injured as emergency crews respond
After strong winds and rain toppled trees and caused power outages across Santa Cruz County late Friday and early Saturday, a tornado touched in Scotts Valley, demolishing vehicles, tearing down...
Aptos | Noble Harvest lavender farm welcomes public
Noble Harvest Farm in Aptos was abuzz Friday morning with thousands of bustling bees and about 40 visitors, who traveled from the Bay Area and beyond for the farm's first...
Students form Palestine solidarity camp at UC Santa Cruz
Around noon on Tuesday, hundreds of students at UC Santa Cruz gathered at Quarry Plaza on the university's campus and swiftly set up a Palestine solidarity encampment similar to those...
Community mourns local author Amy Ettinger
Local author, essayist, editor and writing instructor Amy Ettinger, 49, died last week from a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
First-ever ancient sloth bone found in Santa Cruz Mountains
Last spring a group of kids from the Tara Redwood School in Soquel were digging around in the forest and stumbled upon a large fossil that they knew was more...