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Fourth of July is always a blast in Scotts Valley, and this year was no different. Before the main parade, the Skypark neighborhood held its own mini-parade. To kick the main shebang off, a flyover was organized by Said Karssli of Little Tampico. “He reached out...

The Skypark community came out to celebrate the Fourth of July on a warm morning for the annual Independence Day Kids Bike Parade in Scotts Valley. Kids and bikes were led in the parade by Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole, who sat at the...

From trouncing the competition to giving back to the community, Valley Fastpitch, a local 12U travel softball program, is helping young athletes find their way home. Founder and Head Coach Jeri Kievlan saw the need for a feeder team to help girls 12 and under...

A series of public safety agencies recently carried the Special Olympics torch through Santa Cruz County en route to the Summer Games as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. Shaun Saffen, a Santa Cruz resident who’s one of the athlete leaders for Special Olympics...

Traffic on state Highway 9, north of Boulder Creek, in Santa Cruz County, was reopened to one-way traffic on July 4 after the highway was briefly closed because of a traffic collision that set a power pole ablaze, causing a nearby power outage for...

County begins Aptos Area Adaptive Traffic Control System Project  The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure has announced that the Aptos Area Adaptive Traffic Control System Project began July 1 and will continue through Aug. 21 (weekdays only) from 8:30am-4:30pm. The project...

Scotts Valley’s Makenna Damhorst has taken a tumble or two in her life, and the star athlete is planning to put her gymnastic prowess to use as she joins the University of Pennsylvania (U Penn) Division 1 Gymnastics Team this fall. Damhorst was originally considered...

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning this week for the Santa Cruz Mountains and a heat advisory for the coastal regions. Dangerously hot conditions arrived Tuesday in California and will continue through the July 4 holiday, with the heat wave likely...

On Sunday afternoon, 68-year-old Mark Livingston cued up an old movie in his hand-built home on Brookside Drive in Felton. His fiancée was making lunch in the kitchen when something caught his eye. “My front porch was on fire,” he said. “I have no idea...

Volunteers of the global nonprofit Dr. Shri. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan completed a conservation drive at Castle Rock State Park, located along Skyline Boulevard, on June 22. Efforts included removing Douglas fir saplings that officials said could promote the spread of flames during a wildfire. “This whole...