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Santa Cruz pier collapses; Minor Injuries Reported
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— Dec 24, 2024
A part of the Santa Cruz Warf, which was under construction, broke away Sunday. Reports from NBC News indicate two workers received minor injuries. The two were rescued and transported to a local hospital, while a third…
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Happy Thanksgiving, Here’s Your Mask: CA County Issues Home Mask Mandate Days Before Holiday
Opinion
— Nov 24, 2021
One Thanksgiving tradition involves a designated person carving the turkey. In Santa Cruz County, California, perhaps families can start a new tradition: designating someone to pass out masks by the door. Santa Cruz…
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Hero Lifeguard Talks of Rescuing 10-year-old Boy
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— Jul 30, 2026
Saturday was a tough day at the beach for lifeguard Ryder Williams. That’s when Williams , 16, saved the life of a 10-year-old boy in a harrowing rescue effort at Santa Cruz Beach. Video of the rescue has gone viral and…
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Sixteen Critically Endangered Tortoise Hatchlings Make Debut at Philadelphia Zoo
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— Aug 20, 2025
The Philadelphia Zoo just welcomed a new generation of slow-moving royalty — and gave them the red carpet treatment. Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises made their public debut Wednesday in a rare…
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‘There’s a Tree on My Baby!’: Family Calls Toddler’s Survival a ‘Miracle’ After Huge Tree Crushes Home
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— Feb 25, 2023
California has been hit with extreme weather this week, but few experienced it quite the way one family in the town of Boulder Creek did. This week, the community in the Santa Cruz Mountains saw winds of 40 miles per…
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EXCLUSIVE: California Schools Can’t Tell Difference Between Jan 6 And KKK
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— Apr 3, 2026
Lesson plans for California K-12 schools are riddled with anti-racism language, and even compare the January 6, 2021 protest at the Capitol to Ku Klux Klan demonstrations. The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)…
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Lifeguard Ryder Williams Honored at White House
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— Aug 17, 2026
Ryder Williams, a 16-year-old lifeguard who saved a 10-year-old at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz on July 25, is set to meet President Trump at the White House to receive a High Civilian Honor, with the meeting scheduled for Monday in the Oval Office. Trump publicly praised the rescue and invited Williams and his family to visit the White House after the viral video of the incident drew widespread attention.
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Oliver Tree Celebration of Life Planned in California
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— Jul 23, 2026
Oliver Tree’s celebration of life funeral is set for July 25 at the Quarry Amphitheater in Santa Cruz, CA, a closed event with a livestream for fans that will feature unreleased video content, multiple caskets representing his characters, and celebrity speakers such as Diplo and Logan Paul; all tickets will benefit his Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses. The memorial follows his death in a June 2026 helicopter crash in Brazil that killed six people, and proceeds support aspiring artists via the foundation.
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