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Man dies after falling from cliff in Santa Cruz County

Cal Fire's San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit said the incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

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New prescribed fire reported in Santa Cruz County on Jan. 1

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New prescribed fire reported in Santa Cruz County on May 13

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Two dead in East Oakland crash that also hospitalizes police officer

Two men died Monday morning and injured a police officer after crashing into a marked Oakand patrol SUV while they drove a stolen vehicle in East Oakland, police said.

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Elderly man in Wisconsin dies in hospital following two-vehicle crash

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UPDATE: Victims identified in fatal Warren County crash

CZU Lightning Complex fires weren’t first of its kind, UC Santa Cruz researchers say

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — In 2020, the CZU Lightning Complex fires burned through over 86,000 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Over 1,000 homes were destroyed and the impacted communities still feel the reverberations of the disaster over five years later as they work to rebuild.

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Supervisor Justin Cummings hosts fire preparedness and resiliency event in Bonny Doon

The Community Fire Preparedness and Resilience Fair was hosted by Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings and the Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council at Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue’s Martin Station. The fair’s main event was a panel

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8 rescued from cave near Santa Cruz beach amid rising water

Eight people were rescued Sunday from a Santa Cruz County beach after they became trapped in a cave as the seawater rose, according to Cal Fire.