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Man Arrested for Vandalizing Church
A transient, Ariel Dehaviland, 37, has been arrested in Santa Cruz for desecrating a Mission Street church being used as an evacuation center for people fleeing the Lockheed fire.
Remains of Ancient Whale Found
Five million years ago, a carniverous toothed whale roamed the Pacific Ocean.
Blaze North of Santa Cruz Uncontained
Two days after it started, 670 firefighters, 120 engines, and 20 aircraft have as yet been unable to get the Lockheed Fire at Bonny Doon under control. As of Friday morning it had torched 4,100 acres and was only 5 percent contained. About 2,400 locals, including the entire population of Bonny Doon, have been ordered to evacuate. The fire is especially severe because it covers an area of dry brush and timber that has not seen a fire in at least six decades.
Ten Questions for Sara Friedlander
Multimedia artist Sara Friedlander on Barack Obama, summer salads and how much she paid for her first apartment in Santa Cruz.
Visit A State Park, Cough Up A Ten Spot
It looks like $10 is the new $8 at most state parks in Santa Cruz County.
Lockheed Fire Rages in Bonny Doon
The skies over Davenport were thick with acrid brown smoke Thursday morning as a wildfire raged in the Santa Cruz Mountains around Bonny Doon. Dubbed the Lockheed fire, the blaze had torched more than 2,300 acres by midmorning after dry conditions caused what had been a relatively small fire on Wednesday to explode in size overnight. About 600 people living on Swanton Road, Warrella Truck Trail, Last Chance Road and Rancho del Oso were evacuated while more than 300 firefighters battled the flames. A mandatory evactuation order for Bonny Doon went into effect at 11am Thursday. With slide show and video.
Lockheed Fire Covers Hundreds of Acres
By late last night, about 300 firefighters were battling a blaze that broke out north of Bonny Doon, in the area of Jamison Creek and Empire Grade roads.
Santa Cruz Schools to Take a Major Hit
Between 2010 and 2012 Santa Cruz schools will have to absorb at least $12 million in budget cuts just to keep the city’s educational system solvent.
Farr Faces Harsh Comments in Health Care Town Hall
Congressman Sam Farr faced harsh criticism in a town hall meeting at the First Congregrational Church in Santa Cruz to discuss the government’s health care proposals.
