Logging and thinning trees isn’t stopping wildfires, ecologists say. Focusing on homes can help avert more tragedies like Paradise and Greenville.
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Morning Lookout: New mask mandate to go into effect tonight; local restaurants receive highest honor
Browse the line up of Frequency, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s (MAH) new biennial festival of light, sound,…
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Morning Lookout: Big Basin rebirth; Fox Racing factory closure and layoffs
What started as a simple partnership to provide financial literacy training to Diamond Tech Institute students has…
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Dixie fire races toward Susanville, forcing some residents to evacuate
The Dixie fire, the largest wildfire in California history, grew to 635,728 acres Wednesday and was threatening the town of Susanville. It has burned for more than a month, and containment remained at just 33%.
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Morning Lookout: Meet our new editor, Delta surge slows in CA but experts stress caution
Bay Federal Credit Union continues their investment in the community by helping Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support…
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PG&E starts planned power shutoffs to 51,000 customers as Dixie fire rampages
Roughly 48,000 customers in Northern California could lose power Tuesday night, the utility said, as forecasts called for fierce winds of up to 50 mph that could topple trees into energized power lines were forecast.
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Morning Lookout: CZU, one year later; recall campaigning heats up; Lambda variant in CA
Good Morning, y’all! It’s Monday, August 16 and you can expect some patchy fog before 9 a.m. with a mostly cloudy morning before it gradually clears up to a high of 79. One year ago today, an awe-inspiring lightning strike lit up the sky, becoming the catalyst that changed thousands of lives forever in Santa […]
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Democrats demand Pentagon renew wildfire monitoring program
Democrats from California demand the Pentagon renew access to military satellite information to assist in monitoring wildfires.
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‘CZU, One Year Later’: The only recovery consistency lies in a community’s selfless nature
Monday marks one year since the day thousands of lives changed forever in Santa Cruz County — the day the magnificent lightning storm that lit up the heavens became the catalyst for 37 straight days of hell. While the financial and volunteer help has been steady, consistent, and even competitive, the need for real recovery remains constant for many.
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‘Hero of the neighborhood’: How a Bonny Doon neighbor’s resolve helped save a Santa Cruz musical treasure
The name Boomeria comes not from the dramatic churchy sounds that emanate from the pipe-organ, but from the man, Preston Boomer, who built not only the organ but the bizarro playland that surrounds it. It was the 90-year-old’s neighbor Alexis “Lexi” Seath who took it upon herself to save “the Chapel” she grew up next to.