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December 26, 2025

California State Parks begins pile burning through April

California State Parks has begun burning piles in various State Parks in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties. Burning began Jan. 5, with conditions dependent...

Underwater photographer launches new exhibit at the Felton Library

Marc Shargel has taken his cameras underwater to photograph sharks, jellies and kelp forests, while on land he has made vivid images of eclipses...

News Briefs | Published Jan. 12, 2024

Arrest made in Santa Cruz County freeway shooting Detectives assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Coastal Division Investigative Services Unit, working in partnership with...

Cases of sexual misconduct still plague San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District

Just as the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District sorted out one inappropriate-behavior situation, another materialized. Trustees had voted to let teacher Eric Kahl resign,...

Santa Cruz County supervisors move to stop wage theft, investigate Project Labor Agreements

Santa Cruz County First District Supervisor Manu Koenig, in collaboration with Fourth District Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, urged an operational review of how County Public...

Scotts Valley police chief mourns loss of ‘old school’ top-cop father

Just before Christmas, Scotts Valley lost one of the men who was critical to shaping the city into the place it is today. It...

SLVUSD explores selling land of historic schoolhouse that burned

A century ago, Alba Road—between Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek—was home to Walter Ranch, which boasted 5,000 strawberry plants, the pioneering Guichard family, easy...

News Briefs | Published Jan. 5, 2024

Art History lecture features discussion on Cerveteri The first Art History lecture of 2024, sponsored by Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz, will feature “Cerveteri:...

Scotts Valley Police arrest elder fraud suspects

Scotts Valley Police officers met with an elderly adult on Dec. 12 regarding the theft, and subsequent fraudulent use, of his debit card.  The 71-year-old...

CHP Capt. Ching bids farewell

While some retirees may sail off into the sunset, California Highway Patrol Capt. Aaron Ching is taking a new approach to that old adage...

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San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) is inviting local residents to join its standing committees, with the deadline for applications now extended to Jan....