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One woman lost her job and couldn’t pay rent, and then found herself in a battle with her landlord, who didn’t believe her story and threatened eviction.  A family financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic found themselves battling a landlord who raised their rent, and...

Scotts Valley police arrested a 36-year-old San Lorenzo Valley man on burglary, rape and false imprisonment charges on Oct. 18. When the call for service came in at 2:24pm, the day before, the Scotts Valley Police Department dispatched three officers to the location, in southern...

Those familiar with the popular Vancouver Island lumberjack show “Big Timber” on Netflix, know the riveting storylines that emerge from working with giant trees—and the care it takes to do historic preservation right. Down here in California, in the state’s oldest state park, officials experienced...

It was just two years ago that the CZU Lightning Complex fires erupted, leaving 86,500 acres charred between the Santa Cruz Mountains and San Mateo County. More than 1,490 structures were lost, and 911 homes in Santa Cruz County burned. In Big Basin, 97% of...

SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a project designed to integrate clinical, mental health and housing services to help the county’s population of homeless people with mental illness and substance use disorders The Mental Health Services Act Innovation Plan is...

A voice rings out over the handheld radio: “Numerous callers reporting gunfire in the middle school gym.” With that, the first active shooter scenario of the afternoon kicks into gear. On July 14, at the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District tri-campus, the Santa Cruz...

The last time Scotts Valley got a new General Plan, Pete Wilson was California’s governor and Seagate Technology—which was still based in the community—hadn’t even expanded overseas. Back in 1994, when the last one was adopted, city leaders were predicting a major boom in population...

One person is dead after a fire broke out in the Lockhart Gulch area of Scotts Valley last night. Around 9:30pm, Scotts Valley Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to the location, to check on a smoke report, and while en route, the call was...

A 37-year-old San Lorenzo Valley man who was already facing felony rape and violent false imprisonment charges has been accused of additional offenses prosecutors say he committed earlier this month. But for several days in a row, the defendant, Michael Richard Kelly, who’s back in...

Covid-19 test kits now available at libraries Santa Cruz Public Libraries has announced the availability of Covid-19 Test Kits at all library branches. These free kits, provided by the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency, are designed for at-home use, making it easier than ever...