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Sign up: While voter registration has ended for the Nov. 2 general election, the final day to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 26. More than 64,000 of Santa Cruz County’s 144,238 voters have requested a vote-by-mail ballot. To do the same, voters can fill out the form on the back of their sample ballot they’ve received in the mail or complete it online at www.votescount.com. For information: 454-2060. Above, Scotts Valley resident Jennifer Manson registers to vote in front of Scotts Valley Safeway, where members of Riptides girls U-14 SV-SLV Soccer League team canvassed shoppers in front of the store to register on the last day of voting sign-ups.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal that, if given final approval when it returns to the board in September, would help ease some requirements for victims of the CZU fire trying to rebuild their homes. Under current County...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors with others who are fully vaccinated without precautions while still adhering to...

Children raced across the field during the egg scramble, parents swayed as a worship band played and about 100 volunteers cooked hotdogs, directed traffic and ensured the safety of bounce-house bounders. It was all part of the Eggapalooza held at Gateway Bible Church in Scotts...

It’s a holiday weekend. The beds are made. The silverware is polished. The windows are clean. The sidewalks are swept. The refrigerators and kitchen cabinets are full. The first guests arrive today.

Twenty-two months after ground broke on a shrub-covered parcel of land Oct. 1, 2011, the Chavez, Erickson, and Jeffries families are moving into their brand-new homes on Blake Lane in Scotts Valley.

Temporary road closures announced for Boulder Creek 4th of July Parade The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure has announced that Boulder Creek Business Association will be blocking vehicle access on a portion of Highway 9 between South Street and Highway...