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This golden boy had quite the ruff day! 🐶
Milo the golden doodle got a little too adventurous on the cliffs of Moss Beach today, losing his footing and tumbling 100 feet down.
But when he barked for help, our CAL FIRE, Coastside, and San Mateo County Fire heroes answered the call — 🦸♂️rappelling down with a rope rescue system to bring this fluffy guy back.
🐶💛 @sanmateoco
Bobcat week! I have watched generations of bobcats raised on Sunshine Hill in the almost three decades I have lived here. This new youngster is a regular these days on the cameras.
A commercial solar energy company has applied to Santa Cruz County for permits to build a large ground-mounted solar array on the Felton Meadow adjacent to the Felton Fair shopping center.
https://t.co/9WOOEElWcG
Around 1:30am, a man in his early 20’s fell halfway down a cliff at Bonny Doon Beach and landed mid-cliff.
Firefighters used a rope system to recover him.
Unfortunately he
did not survive.
CAL FIRE, City of Santa Cruz Fire, CA State Parks, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office, Santa Cruz Police, US Coastside Guard responded.
@sccounty@USCGSouthwest@SantaCruzPolice@CAStateParksSC@santacruz_fire@SantaCruzSO1
6-4-26 @ 3:21pm 🚧 #TrafficAlert: Utility crews are hard at work on emergency repairs to the conduit infrastructure at SB SR-9 & Felton Empire Rd./Graham Hill Rd. The right-hand turn lane will remain closed until Friday morning, June 5. Right turns are still possible. Exp delays.
Congratulations to CAL FIRE CZU Unit’s newest Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, HFEO Connor Barajas, on graduating from the CAL FIRE HFEO Academy in Ione, California today.
Dozer operators play a critical role on the fireline, building containment lines and helping protect California communities.
#CALFIRE #HFEO #Wildfire
The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) has an opening on its Board of Directors and is looking for a Well Owner Alternate Representative to fill it.
https://t.co/n0mxGELyG3
More than a hundred years ago, a writer named Virginia Garland Ballen lived in Brookdale among the redwoods. https://t.co/zwouezmFhd
From her mountain home she wrote newspaper columns about wildflowers, birds, forest ponds, and the quiet life of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
PRESCRIBED BURN — Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Henry Cowell Redwoods 10am to 5pm The State Parks Fire Management Team, in partnership with CAL FIRE, will conduct an 8-acre prescribed burn in the Sandhills area near the campground. Crews will remain on site for several days.
Meet Teddy, the 2026 Pedigree Foundation Rescue Dog of the Year. Teddy is an older dog who found a loving Boulder Creek family through “Seniors for Seniors” program, which pairs mature dogs with golden-aged adopters.
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The West Coast did not get the memo that it's the unofficial start of summer. 😬 Well below normal temperatures and even a chance for drizzle/light rain is on tap today! #CAwx
An unexpected swarm of orange and brown butterflies has taken over Santa Cruz this month — and they still have not left.
At first glance, they look like monarchs, a species on the brink of extinction that shelters along California’s coast every winter.
Felton Fire assessment tax ballots are arriving this week and next. LAFCO identified 12 options for the district. Here's what the official record shows before you vote.
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