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Each January brings a feeling of fresh motivation to Santa Cruz. While local residents attempt to adhere to their New Year’s resolutions by joining a gym, paying attention to their eating habits or finding a new hobby, the acting community celebrates the return of...

At a Special Meeting held on Jan. 16 in the middle of the day, Scotts Valley City Council voted unanimously to declare a State of Emergency to deal with a 30-foot-by-30-foot sinkhole that had opened up at Scotts Valley Drive and Granite Creek Road. On...

Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Tuesday, Jan. 20, as part of utility relocation work. Between Kirby Street and north of Fall Creek Drive, Highway 9 travelers will encounter one-way flagging control from 8pm-5am. The overnight flagging control will...

For years, Mathnasium has been on the ground to assist San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley families tackle one of the most common and stressful academic challenges: math. Now, the local learning center is taking a new step to meet students and families where...

Scotts Valley Police make multiple DUI, drug arrests Scotts Valley Police Department conducted multiple DUI enforcement saturation patrols throughout December, resulting in several arrests related to impaired driving, drugs and license violations, according to a department release issued Jan. 5. “Scotts Valley Police Department conducted multiple...

When Monica Martinez reflects on her first year as Santa Cruz County’s Fifth District supervisor, one word comes up again and again: whirlwind. “It’s been busy,” Martinez said. “But I’m really proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish.” That sense of urgency has defined Martinez’s...

California State Parks will be burning piles created by park volunteers in Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County. An estimated 52 piles will be burned throughout the Redwood Loop Trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park...

Travelers on Highway 9 in Felton will encounter overnight traffic control beginning Monday, Jan. 12, as part of utility relocation work. Travelers on Highway 9, between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools complex, will encounter one-way flagging control starting Monday, Jan. 12,...

Dec. 29 was laundry day at Kitten Kornher Rescue along Highway 9 in downtown Boulder Creek. The Christmas storms (and tornado warning) were in the rear-view mirror, as the sun beamed a balmy 60-degree day into existence. A tiny black kitty named Boo lay...

When American country singer-songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson arrives in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Jan. 23 to play the Felton Music Hall stop on his Red Horse Tour, he’ll arrive with special guest William Prince, who grew up—and still lives—in the central Canadian province...