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Closing arguments began Wednesday in a $72 million lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation that seeks to pin the agency with the majority of the blame for the death of a pedestrian along Highway 9 in the Felton area. Dana Scruggs, of Santa Cruz-based...

Everett Mudgett, 99, has no instruction manual for someone aiming to reach 100 years old.

After Laura Lemus of Scotts Valley was laid off from her job in real estate in September, she knew she wanted to open her own business. She just wasn’t sure what kind.

Nez and Leah Erez of Ben Lomond celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary Saturday, March 22.

For the first time in three years, Agape Dance Academy will be giving a pair of free performances of the beloved holiday classic, “The Nutcracker.”

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A warm late spring night, fresh drinking water from a running stream and a little bit of luck produced a happy outcome for a youngster lost Saturday overnight in Upper Zayante.

Six local water agencies — San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, Mount Hermon, Lompico, Santa Cruz and Soquel Creek — are seeking a multimillion-dollar grant to tie their water systems together in case of disaster.

Forrest Louis Fackler

In the days before Highway 9 and Highway 17, the most efficient way for Santa Cruz County residents to travel was by train. From the 1870s until the eve of World War II, railroad tracks snaked their way through the landscape of the Santa Cruz Mountains, with lines connecting Santa Cruz and San Jose, as well as traversing the San Lorenzo Valley.