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In 2023, then-13-year-old Lucius Niesen from Scotts Valley was on fire on the links. Having taken first place in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s 16th annual National Championship on the Panther Lake Course at Orange County National in Florida, Niesen seemed bound for greatness...

On March 7, a 62-year-old Scotts Valley man pleaded not guilty to 12 felony aggravated sex assault of a minor charges, and denied additional special allegations, in Santa Cruz County Superior Court. Anthony Pujals is accused of committing the offenses in 1998. According to a...

San Lorenzo Valley Museum is counting on locals to visit its newest exhibition, “The Way We Calculated,” at the San Lorenzo Valley’s Faye G. Belardi Memorial Gallery in Felton. The exhibition runs until June 15, with a reception on Saturday, March 15, from 2-4pm. This...

Author Rosemary Hayward has a thing for history. As she prepares to launch her sophomore effort, “Strait Lace,” Hayward is reveling in the joy of pursuing her passion. Her first novel, “Margaret Leaving,” a historical mystery set in the 1970s, was published in 2017 and...

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...

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...

Santa Cruz Water Department has announced that it will relocate 3.7 miles of the Newell Creek Pipeline out of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and under Graham Hill Road to ensure continued reliability of the critical water supply pipeline. Construction will begin in spring 2025...

If you’re fond of lightning-fast cars, summer nights, beauty school dropouts and hopeless devotion, then “Grease” is the word (is the word that you heard). Those who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s fondly recall seeing the film in theaters and watching John...

After more than seven years of dedication and service to Cabrillo College and the Santa Cruz County community, President and Superintendent Matt Wetstein has announced his retirement. Wetstein will continue working for Cabrillo College until Dec. 31, 2025, to allow the Board of Trustees time...

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Benefit Shop, a funky little re-sale store at the corner of Felt Street and 17th Avenue in Santa Cruz since 2018, will be closing its doors on Saturday, March 1, due to the end of its lease. If adequate...