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U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta joined local officials in Scotts Valley on April 1 to announce $682,000 in federal funding for a public safety communications upgrade for the city’s police department. Panetta appeared alongside Mayor Donna Lind, Police Chief Jayson Rutherford, Chamber of Commerce President Victor...

Santa Cruz County Environmental Health has expanded its free well water testing program to cover 12 additional chemicals, giving residents more comprehensive information about their drinking water. Testing is offered in partnership with the Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program. All Santa Cruz County...

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The fire behavior analyst has been paying close attention to the scorching temperatures that broke records in March across California, but...

The steady hum of cars along Highway 9 is a constant in the San Lorenzo Valley. It carries commuters, connects small mountain towns and draws visitors into Boulder Creek’s redwood-lined downtown. But for many residents, that same roadway has long felt as dangerous as...

Good Friday Prayer Service set in Ben Lomond Residents are invited to gather for a Community Good Friday Prayer Service hosted by five San Lorenzo Valley churches on Friday, April 3, from 12-1pm at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The service, centered on the theme “Looking to...

Caltrans announced March 18 that speed limits will change on a 0.74-mile segment along Highway 17 in Santa Cruz County, following a recent engineering and traffic survey. The study section begins at the southern terminus of Highway 17 with the Highway 1 interchange and extends...

The 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the San Lorenzo Valley, early Thursday morning, a little under a mile southeast of Boulder Creek, brought 24-year-old Ben Lomond resident Sherlyn Alvarez’s mind back to the disastrous 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, where she used to live....

Mali LaGoe caught Scotts Valley City Council off-guard with some major announcements at the body’s regularly-scheduled meeting today. “After extensive public outreach, it’s been determined that the highest and best use of the Siltanen ballfields is to immediately convert them to the largest dog park...

Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30. Caltrans noted that there will be no traffic control in effect on Tuesday, March 31, for the state holiday. • Between McGaffigan Mill...

While locals and flatlanders alike flocked to the Santa Cruz coastline on March 20 to escape the heat wave that gripped the state, a representation of local dignitaries met up with 13 women who were honored by the office of District 28’s Assemblymember Gail...