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December 21, 2025

Felton Man Killed by Falling Tree While Driving

A San Lorenzo Valley man died after a tree randomly snapped and fell on his truck as he drove southbound on E. Zayante Road...

BAM Homes Hopes to Ease Rebuilding Woes

Residents whose homes were burned to the ground during the CZU Lightning Complex fires in August of 2020 have hope on the horizon: Bay...

Man gets 127 years for murder in Santa Cruz Mountain Road

A man was sentenced on Oct. 15 to 127 years to life in prison for a murder that happened on a rural Santa Cruz...

SV Water District Approves Planned Rate Increase

No news is good news, goes the old adage. And Scotts Valley Water District officials are hoping that’s the message they should take from the...

Local Agencies’ Conservation Efforts Hope to Help Coho Salmon Populations Rebound

They’re an average of eight pounds, with distinct pink scales, and in this area, they’re officially endangered. Local coho salmon have declined more than...

County moves to oppose all sexual predator placements

After a significant portion of the Bonny Doon community mobilized to try to keep a man who raped a 21-year-old woman in the 1980s...

Recent Collision Rekindles Pedestrian Concerns

For months they’ve been the most vocal community voices at civic meetings, putting in their two cents about traffic safety at nearly every opportunity....

SVUSD Recognizes October as LGBTQ+ History Month

On Tuesday, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the Scotts Valley Unified School District lauded the accomplishments of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+)...

SLVHS Drama Ready for Return to Stage

The San Lorenzo Valley High School drama department has had to reinvent itself a few times in the last 18 months. From canceling its...

Senator’s Virtual Stop-Over in Scotts Valley Received Favorably

It was a bit of a love-in when State Senator John Laird updated the Scotts Valley City Council on the goings-on in Sacramento last...

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Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents

When the Rite Aid in Felton went dark in August of this year, it left more than an empty building behind. For many residents,...