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September 20, 2025

Santa Cruz County Fair officials and volunteers focus on moving forward

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Zeke Fraser has a lot on his desk, both figuratively and literally. He briefly stepped away from his paperwork-lined desk at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds late Wednesday morning for a quick chat about the upcoming fair, which opens on Wednesday. Vendors and performers were...

Motorcade honors late SC firefighter

The Santa Cruz Fire Department announced the line-of-duty death of Santa Cruz Firefighter/Paramedic Clayton Ogden recently.

Thousands attend Pride Parade

Annual event held in Santa Cruz

Child riding scooter killed by car in Ben Lomond

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a collision that left a child dead in Ben Lomond on Sunday.

Crews help clean up Corralitos Creek

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About 30 people from various organizations formed a community cleanup Wednesday on a slice of private property on Airport Boulevard at Pajaro Lane. Headed up by the office of Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, the crew got support from the County of Santa Cruz and the City...

Garden opening marks 'rebirth' of Aptos Library

The Friends of the Aptos Library opened a freshly designed landscape and garden to the public with a dedication ceremony Thursday.

New exhibit features teachers’ sabbatical work

The latest exhibit to come to the Cabrillo Gallery, “Findings: Excerpts from the Sabbatical Studies of Dawn Nakanishi & Rebecca Ramos,” officially opened Jan. 29 and will run through March 2.

Winged wonder | Photo Gallery

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Citations issued for highway death

On Feb. 9, Los Banos resident Bobby Gill was killed when a dump truck hit him as he cleared a mudslide on Highway 17.

County budget hearings set

The County of Santa Cruz will begin hearings on a proposed $777 million budget on Monday, concluding on June 26.
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A “place of healing”—Tiny home village unveiled

With a small handful of finishing touches still left to complete on a tiny home village in Westview Presbyterian Church’s parking lot in Watsonville,...