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“Morning,” says a California Highway Patrol officer, blocking Highway 9 traffic at the entrance to Boulder Creek, to passersby, just minutes before the Fourth of July festivities were set to begin. As the Boulder Creek Community Church band plays “What I Like About You” by...

Did you know that Scotts Valley is the home to an annual festival that honors the memory of the iconic director Alfred Hitchcock? Alfred Hitchcock had a home in Scotts Valley for many years. By most accounts, he is the area’s most famous resident. The...

Scotts Valley High School Principal Joe Allen watched as students filed from the football field to their classrooms last Friday after arranging themselves into a giant “25”—proclaiming to any bird, drone or plane the educational institution had reached the quarter-century mark. Allen said the second-day-of-the-semester...

Marc Shargel has taken his cameras underwater to photograph sharks, jellies and kelp forests, while on land he has made vivid images of eclipses and the great landscapes of the American West.  As a scuba diver, Shargel has been watching ecological shifts in the Central...

In a digital age obsessed by appearing luxurious, with BVLGARI watches flashed in magazine ads, rappers showing off necklaces worth more than your annual paycheck in music videos, and influencers hawking earrings of questionable provenance on Instagram, it can be easy to forget how...

County of Santa Cruz has announced more than $5.6 million in funding for health and safety programs through the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC). The three grants were awarded to the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office...

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...

No matter your age, applying for a new job is a stressful situation. As a potential candidate, you’re embarking on a journey filled with unknowns while forging a path toward success. Even if friends, family and neighbors convince you to upend your life and...

The Scotts Valley Police Department announced this afternoon it had arrested Anthony Pujals, 62, as part of an investigation into historical child sexual assault allegations. Pujals was taken into custody on March 5, near Mountain View home and booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail...

The murder suspect with a mustache in red-and-peach jail attire chuckled to himself and leaned back to the left, as the Superior Court hearing came to a close on Sept. 2. James Collier had just won a victory—the delay of his plea hearing by a...