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Scotts Valley Little League (SVLL) Majors Red Sox capped off a dominant season with a dramatic 7-6 walk-off win over the Blue Jays in the championship game on June 4 at Siltanen Park. Finishing the regular season atop the standings with a 10-2 record, the...

When it comes to her artistic talents, Claire Hamilton is a winner. Her recent piece of art, “Hearts at Rest,” won multiple awards at the 2024 Santa Cruz County Fair, including Best of Section and Best of Show. So it was no surprise that when...

Scotts Valley Council members remained poised, asking constructive questions, as they were told about just how bogged down some of their infrastructure improvement projects had become, during a regularly-scheduled session May 17. Staff blamed this on high turnover at City Hall and pointed to one...

San Francisco’s Chinatown was my hubby and my destination to celebrate the Chinese New Year the first year we married. 1974 was the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac, and Norm and I, along with our blended family of four children set...

RTC to host Informational Community Session on bridge infrastructure Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is hosting an Informational Community Session on bridge infrastructure related to the Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT) project. Community members and interested stakeholders are invited to participate in...

Scotts Valley resident Q Licht has been featured for his activism in a recent issue of Teen Vogue, a national fashion, culture and lifestyle magazine for both teenagers and young adults in their 20s. Since 2020, Teen Vogue started an awards collaboration with GLAAD to...

Local firefighters posted to Erba Lane had been hoping to get funding for a new fire station this Christmas season, but it looks like they’ll be stuck exercising in the garage and sleeping in windowless rooms for the foreseeable future, as Measure W failed...

Scotts Valley City Council has taken the next step in addressing a $700,000 deficit in recreation funding by approving new facility rental and special-event fees. With Vice Mayor Derek Timm joining the Nov. 6 meeting remotely from Hawaii, council members unanimously adopted a revised fee...

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for a suspect who fatally shot a victim in Boulder Creek Saturday night during a party. According to the Sheriff’s office, deputies headed to the 1000 block of Brimblecom Road at about 10pm, responding to multiple reports...

A serious collision occurred on Highway 9 on June 24, resulting in major injuries for both drivers involved. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the crash, which took place around 3:40pm south of California Drive. According to reports, a 66-year-old woman from Boulder Creek was...